Arts & Crafts Ashbee pendant sold for £1600 by Fellows.
Made by the Guild of Handicraft in London or Chipping Campden about 1905, its wirework design features four ceramic ‘butterfly wings’ set with green and blue enamel and a central oval opal cabochon. One ceramic panel was chipped, and the brooch fittings later, but it improved on hopes of £200-300 to bring £1600.
This particular pendant was made in a number of variations using both different coloured enamel and a variety of central stones. Others set with rings of additional stones and three cabochon drops suspended on chains have brought more substantial sums.
