John Paul Cooper (1869-1933), The Kingfisher Necklace

John Paul Cooper (1869-1933), The Kingfisher Necklace.

Gold, emerald, ruby and pearl - Suffragette colours.

H  7.10 cm (2.80 in)  |  W  3.70 cm (1.46 in).

Origin: England, 1906.

Fitted Case.

Condition: Very good.

Weight: 31.00 Grams.

The Kingfisher is a rare and early example of Cooper going back to the roots of Medieval jewellery and re-interpreting late Roman and Byzantine jewels to create this unique design and superb necklace.

Characteristic of his work is the use of 15 carat gold which he preferred because of the richness of the colour, rather than following the ideology of his contemporaries who worked mainly in silver, cf. Vivienne Becker, Art Nouveau Jewelry, London 2010, pp. 155 f. 

Documented: John Paul Cooper sketch-book, p.55 no 239.
The Kingfisher detail p.51 no 196.

Exhibited:
Arts & Crafts Exhibition, Grafton Galleries 1906.

Literature: 
Illustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 430.
John Paul Cooper Designer and Craftsman of the Arts & Crafts Movement
by N. Natasha Kuzmanovic, 1999, about Cooper.
Twentieth-century Jewellery, From Art Nouveau to Contemporary Design in Europe and the United States, Alba Cappellieri, 2010, Illustrated p.87.
Helen Ritchie Designers & Jewellery 1850-1940, Jewellery and Metalwork from the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2018, pp. 116-121 biography.

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