Dorrie Nossiter Citrine Pearl Arts & Crafs Screw Back Earrings antique bangle Memento Mori motifs were often

Memento Mori motifs were often used in jewellery to remind the wearer that life is fleeting and should be respected and lived to the full - a sentiment that still resonates today

Age: c Last quarter 20th century

Age: 20th Century

you may have heard of "Essex crystals" These were and are mis-named because William Essex

Dorrie Nossiter Citrine Pearl Arts & Crafs Screw Back Earrings antique bangle Memento Mori motifs were oftenDescription: Typical Dorrie Nossiter earrings there's often a bit of confusion when attributing these type of pieces to either Dorrie or Sybil Dunlop and as a rule of thumb, Sybil = symmetrical and Dorrie = asymmetrical, however, there are enough design cues here, especially the curly gold wires to lead us to Dorrie. Whilst it's difficult to attribute arts and crafts jewellery 100% we're sure these are bunker (and we've run by a couple of other people