JAMES CROMAR WATT (1862-1940)

JAMES CROMAR WATT (1862-1940)
ARTS & CRAFTS NECKLACE, CIRCA 1905
yellow metal, set with enamels, seed and blister pearls
40cm long
Literature: Gere C. and Munn G. C. Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery, Antique Collectors Club 1996, p. 40, pl. 15Note: James Cromar Watt was born in Aberdeen. He worked in precious metals and developed particular skills in the ancient techniques of gold granulation and translucent foiled enamelling. His work was exhibited in Turin in 1902 and was illustrated in the Art Journal periodical of the time. Some of his pieces were strongly influenced by the enamel work of Phoebe Traquair and some were designed in association with the painter and stained glass artist, Douglas Strachan. His work is predominantly in the collection of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum.