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Sphinx Logo

Below are a few examples of pieces from the famous Sphinx jewellery house of Great Britain. They manufactured beautiful costume jewellery pieces from 1948 to 2002.

A typical feature of their style is a lustrous soft, gold-tone metal encrusted with rhinestones of fabulous quality (usually Austrian Swarovski stones). Their colour schemes and design styles range from demur Victorian jet / enamel / pearl mourning pieces to elegant diamante of the 1950's to vibrant, bold glamour of 1960's!

Do check out this link to another web site dedicated to Sphinx collection - there are more photos and examples for you to look at there!

Logo Information:

Above is an example of the famous Sphinx oval marking. It measures about half a centimetre in length and can sometimes be very difficult to see on a setting - especially if the metalwork has been patterned. Below are pictures of the back of some Sphinx settings:

"U-Shape" brooch: the setting on this particular brooch smooth. In this case, the logo is found in the very centre (just to the right of the pin).

"Leaf" brooch: the setting on this particular brooch smooth. Sometimes the logo is found on the "stalk" but many of these Leaf brooches appear to be unsigned.

"Flame" shaped pointy flower brooch: you can just see the oval logo on the top-right of this setting. This setting shows an example of the patterned "lined" metalwork found on the back of (most) vintage pieces.

"8-Pointed-Star" brooch: again, an example of the textured metalwork. This photo does not show the logo clearly but it is there in real life!

"Sphinx Logo" on the back of a brooch setting - a close-up:

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As this is a new site, we have more things to add to this page in the near future. Do call back another time when we have managed to upload some more information and pictures for you to see! Thank you!