American Arts & Crafts 18kt Gold & Diamond Necklace by Edward Oakes.

The center triangular element with bezel set old mine-cut Diamonds and eleborate foliate motifs, suspended from floral links with conforming old mine cue-cut diamond, and ending with a delicate chain and box clasp.

length 17 inches
unsigned
early 20th centur
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In 1923, Edward Oakes was awared a Medal at the Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston. Oakes was proud when The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a pendant of his for its permanent collection Edith Alpers stated that this was “the first such purchase made from a living American craftsman” in an article British Jewellery Studies, Vol. 3 Today, Jewelry by The Oakes Studio is in many MuseumCollections.