▁movement , ▁fl our ishing ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Charles ▁Robert ▁Ash be e ▁and ▁his ▁Gu ild ▁and ▁School ▁of ▁Hand ic raft ▁produced ▁the ▁earliest ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁j ew el ry ▁in ▁a ▁gu ild ▁setting . ▁Pres ent ing ▁their ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁ant id ote ▁to ▁industrial ▁production , ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁j ew el ers ▁believed ▁that ▁an ▁object ▁should ▁be ▁designed ▁and ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁person , ▁although ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁special ist ▁training ▁meant ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁j ew el ry ▁has ▁an ▁appe aling ▁hand made ▁quality . ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁fashion , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁taste ▁for ▁we aring ▁sets , ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁j ew el ers ▁made ▁p end ants , ▁neck laces , ▁bro och es , ▁bel t ▁bu ck les , ▁clo ak ▁clas ps ▁and ▁hair ▁comb s ▁that ▁were ▁worn ▁solo . ▁Arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁j ew el ry ▁also ▁t ended ▁to ▁favor ▁materials ▁with ▁little ▁intr insic ▁value ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁their ▁art istic ▁effects . ▁Base ▁met als , ▁semi - pre cious ▁stones ▁like ▁op als , ▁moon st ones ▁and ▁tur qu o ise , ▁miss h ap en ▁p ear ls , ▁glass ▁and ▁shell , ▁and ▁the ▁pl ent iful ▁use ▁of ▁Vit re ous ▁en am el , ▁allowed ▁j ew