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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

'Dragon Flower'

Bracelet
1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The bracelet features a pair of dragonflies, each emerging from a narrow bell-shaped blossom on either side of a large oval moonstone which is framed by their cream-enamelled wings. The bracelet band is in hinged sections with a cabochon sapphire set between each half-tubular, hollow gold panel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Dragon Flower'
Materials and techniques
Gold, moonstones, sapphires and enamel
Brief description
Bracelet of gold, moonstones, sapphires and enamel, by Roger Doyle, London 1979.
Physical description
The bracelet features a pair of dragonflies, each emerging from a narrow bell-shaped blossom on either side of a large oval moonstone which is framed by their cream-enamelled wings. The bracelet band is in hinged sections with a cabochon sapphire set between each half-tubular, hollow gold panel.
Dimensions
  • Central motif height: 3.8cm
  • Central motif width: 3.7cm
  • Bracelet closed width: 6.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'RD' and London hallmarks for 1979
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Roger Doyle : Victoria and Albert Museum, 23 July-3 September 1980, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980 no.1
Collection
Accession number
M.57-1980

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Record createdMarch 10, 2008
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