McCLELLAND BARCLAY
Sterling Jewelry

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY was both an illustrator and a designer. Born in 1891, he painted and made sculptural utilitarian pieces and decorative objects for the home, as well as jewelry. His design sense was magnificent. While they are not his best known work, I prefer his sterling jewelry pieces which often have an Arts & Crafts flavor. Sadly, he died in World War II in 1943. Most of his sterling jewelry was made in 1942 and 1943.

    Rice-Weiner & Company, Rhode Island, made the McClelland  Barclay Jewelry. They were also the makers of other well-known lines such as the Alex Korda "Thief of Bagdad" series and the jewelry marked only "Barclay". 

McCLELLAND BARCLAY STERLING MOTIFS

PLANT MOTIFS

pears
grapes
rose
wild rose
peony
lily
oak leaf and acorns
leaves

 
ANIMAL MOTIFS

hummingbird and flower
swans & cattails
birds
lamb
dogs
horses
dauschunds
snails
snow goose
seahorse
elephants
dove

CHARACTER MOTIFS

king & queen
hobo shoes & umbrella
carmen miranda
mexican head

OTHER MOTIFS

wishing well
 

 Plant Motifs

McClelland Barclay  sterling pear set, necklace and earrings.   View  #X13390

   McClelland Barclay sterling oak leaf and acorn set, bracelet and brooch.   #X14880   

McClelland Barclay sterling leaves necklace.   #X13151  

  McClelland Barclay sterling pinecones bracelet and pin.   View   View   View   View   View   View    #X21025/24356 

  McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling acorns and oak leaves 2-5/8" brooch circa 1940.   View   #X14880

McClelland Barclay sterling pinecones pin.   View    #X21025

     McClelland Barclay sterling flowers 16" by 1-1/2" necklace and 6-1/4" by 3/4" bracelet.  View   #X20004

   Close up of peony necklace and bracelet.

    McClelland Barclay sterling rose set, bracelet and brooch.   #X 14946

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling 3-1/8" lily brooch.   View   View   #X24391  

 McClelland Barclay sterling lily earrings.   View    #X13152

    McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling 2" and  2-5/8" rose brooches.   View   View   #X24392

McCLELLAND BARCLAY floral brooch.   View

  McCLELLAND BARCLAY  sterling 2-1/3" lilies brooch.  View   #X23990 

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY lilies brooch, silver with gold wash lily pin, light finish wear, 2-1/3".   View  #X22673     

  McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling lily bracelet, 7-1/2" by 1".   View   View   #X25853

       McCLELLAND BARCLAY pears brooch.   View

       McClelland Barclay sterling pears ring.
Courtesy of Carol Lane of Carol Lane Antiques

McClelland Barclay sterling dogwood ring.   View    View   #X13154

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling 7" grapes and grape leaves bracelet.  View   View   #X24921

McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling grapes set.

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling grapes brooch, 2-1/2".   View   #X24852

MCCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling pinecone brooch, 1-1/2" by 1-1/4".   View
Courtesy of Rita Perloff

  McClelland Barclay sterling grape leaf earrings.   View    #X21671  

 CREATURES & CHARACTERS

 McClelland Barclay sterling swans bracelet, 7" by 3/4". The bracelet has alternating links of mother with baby swans and rushes/cattails.  View  View   View    #X21456    

  McCLELLAND BARCLAY   View
Courtesy of Patricia Gostick 

 McClelland Barclay sterling doves bracelet, 7" by 7/8".   View    View   #X21280 

      McClelland Barclay sterling snails necklaces and brooch.  View   View    View   #X20002

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling vermeil Carman Miranda brooch.   View 
Courtesy of Patricia Gostick

    McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling hummingbird brooch, 2-5/8".   View   #X24851    

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling flying bird brooch.   View  
Courtesy of Patricia Gostick

   McClelland Barclay sterling snow goose brooch, 3-1/4" by 2-1/2".  View 
Courtesy of Christi Chapman 

     McClelland Barclay sterling bird brooch, 2-1/2" by 1-1/2".  View   View   #X21457 

   McClelland Barclay seahorse bracelet.   View

   McClelland Barclay lambs bracelet.   View

McClelland Barclay lamb brooch,  2" by 2-1/2".
Courtesy of Louise Briggs

      McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling pony and oak leaf brooch and bracelet.   View   #X23988

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling hunting dogs brooch.

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling elephant brooch.

     McClelland Barclay sterling bird brooch, 2-1/2" by 1-1/2".  View   View   #X21457

     McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling bird bracelet.   View   View   #X24955

     McClelland Barclay sterling tramp pin.   View    View  #X18970     

    McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling dauschunds brooch, 2-7/8" by 1".   View   #X24810

   McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling lamb pin.  View   #X24840

    McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling king brooch, 1-1/3".   View   #X22893

   McClelland Barclay card suites bracelet, 7" by 1".   View   View
Courtesy of Louise Briggs   

 STYLIZED FLORA

     McClelland Barclay sterling bracelet with abstract design.  View   View    #X22020

   McClelland Barclay sterling bracelet with abstract design.   View   View

McClelland Barclay stylized curled leaves brooch, 4" by 1-1/2".   View   View
Courtesy of Louise Briggs

McClelland Barclay floral earrings, 3/4" by 1/2".
Courtesy of Louise Briggs

For size comparison

 OTHER ITEMS

      McCLELLAND BARCLAY sterling wishing well brooch.   View
Courtesy of Patricia Gostick

    He also made decorative objects for the home, such as this ivy leaf calendar which sits on my desk.

 McClelland Barclay also an illustrator and did advertising art work such as this lovely lady. Note that she wears a silk embroidered piano scarf wrapped around her body!   

  
Note: These items were photographed from private collections, and are for reference only. Jewelry that is available for sale can be accessed at the links below.
 

JEWELRY AVAILABLE FOR SALE accessible below.