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ATTRIBUTED TO ARCHIBALD KNOX FOR LIBERTY & CO: ART NOUVEAU PEARL, DIAMOND AND OPAL MOSAIC PENDANT, CIRCA 1900The pendant inlaid with opal, onyx and a pink gemstone accent, depicting a sailing boat at sunset, with mother-of-pearl backing, the scrolling cushion-shaped and rose-cut diamond knifewire frame terminating in a pearl drop, on a fetter-link chain with swag detail and set with three pearls, unsigned, lengths: pendant 6.5cm, chain 50.5cm, cased by Liberty & Co, Regent Street, LondonFootnotesPlease note, this lot is subject to US Fish and Wildlife Regulations if it is to be imported to the USA. For an almost identical example of this pendant see Becker, V., "Art Nouveau Jewellery", E P Dutton, 1985, ill.p.164, plate 245. Archibald Knox (1864-1933) was born on the Isle of Man, an island nation in the middle of the Irish sea with ancient Celtic heritage. He moved to London in the late 1800s to join the design firm, The Silver Studio, and it was here that he began working with Liberty & Co. In 1899 Knox designed the first series of silverware for their Cymric line, a collection with strong Celtic influence which was integral to Liberty's successful contributions to Celtic Revival, where in Italy, the period is still referred to as 'Stile Liberty'. As Liberty's chief designer, between 1900 and 1904, Knox is thought to have created over seven hundred jewellery designs. Knox undoubtedly shaped the Celtic Revival in the United Kingdom, and his pioneering and prolific work bridged the Arts and Crafts Movement, Celtic Revival, Art Nouveau, and Modernism.