This elegant sterling silver pendant as made in the Arts and Crafts style. We are of the opinion it was crafted by Dorothy Wager.
Dorothy Wagner grew up in Fiji and moved to Sydney to live with her Aunt Rhoda Wager, one of Australia's most influential jewellers of the Arts and Crafts Movement. On leaving school Dorothy joined her Aunt Rhoda to be trained in jewellery making.
She joined the Arts and Crafts Society in 1931 and in 1932 and 1933 her work was shown in the Society's exhibitions as designed by Rhoda Wager and made by Dorothy Wager. In 1938 she exhibited 37 pieces of jewellery of her own design and make.
Rhoda Wagner usually (but not always) signed her work 'Wager', whereas Dorothy's work was never signed or marked. Information from Australian Jewellers, Cavill, Cocks and Grace.
Because of this information we are going to attribute the pendant to Dorothy Wager not Rhoda. However although unlikely this could be an unsigned Rhoda piece.
This piece features an open work filigree style design with gum leaves with tiny balled decoration and a single bloom to the base of the setting. The central Chrysoprase cabochon is bezel set. There is a scratch to the stone as seen in all the photos.
The pendant is 45mm x 22mm across.
