In the later 19th century, the Aesthetic movement developed an interest in oriental crafts, which was reflected in English jewellery and oriental imports. The soapstone fish pendant and the silver fan are Chinese; the fan with fish cast in a bronze-gold alloy (shakudo) is Japanese, all c.1870s. The bracelet of porcelain masks is English as are the silver bracelets and ear-rings, encrusted with gold imitation of Japanese work, c.1870-1900. The trembling butterfly hair ornament in silver filigree may be oriental, 1890s; the large silver-gilt floral spray set with rubies, emeralds, jargoons (white zircon) is an Indian turban ornament c.1860.

The brooches with Japanese carved and stained ivory figures set in silver-gilt, one with green and yellow paste, are by Hobe, who worked in England in the 1930s.