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With the V&A's (Victoria & Albert Museum) major exhibition on the Arts and Crafts Movement and the ever growing interest in Art Deco, some of the unjustly neglected great craftsmen are being rediscovered. Henry George Murphy is one of this band. In this new book, the authors say, "With a reputation second to none during his lifetime, Harry Murphy was arguably Britain's most versatile and innovative jewellery designer of the first half of the twentieth century, and one of the most influential silversmiths of the Art Deco era." His work ranged from beautiful and original jewellery to domestic silver. In the book, you can see one of only two known examples of his geometric teaset, owned by his son until his death. Its design strikingly simple but effective. This simplicity of design is seems to be a characteristic feature of his domestic silver. He also designed civic and corporate items like armorial plaques and alms dishes for City Guilds, sporting and school trophies and church plate. None of these areas are normally associated with either Arts and Crafts or Art Deco but the influence of these movements shines through without appearing too fashionable for these necessarily timeless artefacts. This new book, The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy is lavishly illustrated with both colour and older black and white photographs. The authors, Paul Atterbury, well known from the BBC's Antiques Roadshow as well as other books, and John Benjamin, formerly international director of jewellery at Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers, have written about Murphy in a clear and interesting way with a good analysis of the his work and is certainly the definitive book on the subject. Quick Facts Title: The
Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy Authors: Paul Atterbury and John Benjamin Publisher: Antique Collectors Club ISBN: 185149488X Pages: 183 Binding: Hardback Publication Date: April 2005 Price: £35 All information relates to the UK edition.
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