ARCHIBALD KNOX for
LIBERTY & Co.
A superb Arts & Crafts, Cymric, silver & ivory seven piece
tea/coffee service .
Marks:- Coffee pot & hot milk jug, ‘L&Co.,
Cymric, 5108, B’ham 1903.’
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Three piece tea set, ‘L&Co., Cymric, 5108, B’ham
1905.’
.............Tray,
‘L&Co., 5108, B’ham 1905. Kettle on stand, L&Co.,
B’ham 1905.’
Size: Height of kettle on stand 30 cm. Length of tray 52
cm.
Lit.: Archibald Knox Stephen A. Martin, 2001. Pages 196-203
images of similar services. The Designs of Archibald Knox. A.
J. Tilbrook. Page 70 for catalogue design of tea set. |
ARCHIBALD
KNOX for LIBERTY & Co.
An important large silver & glass claret jug.
Marked for Liberty & Co. & 'Cymric' Hallmarks for B'ham 1902.
Size: Height 31cm.
Lit.: Archibald Knox, Stephen A. Martin, 2001. Page 188.
The Designs of Archibald Knox. A. J. Tilbrook. Sold
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| ARCHIBALD
KNOX for LIBERTY & Co.
A silver inkwell. The lid decorated with intricate entrelac motifs
and set with turquoise stones. The sides decorated
with cut out entrelac motifs.
Marked for Liberty & Co. &‘Cymric’.
Hallmarks for B'ham 1903.
Size: Ht. 6 cm. 12.5 cm. square. Lit.:
Archibald Knox. Stephen Martin.1995. Page 73. |
ARCHIBALD
KNOX for LIBERTY & Co.
A silver clock with an enamelled dial.
The clock face with the legend 'FESTINA LENTE', ‘make
haste, slowly’.
Size: Height 10 cm. Width at base 9.5 cm. Depth 4.5 cm.
Mark for Liberty & Co. Hallmarks for Birmingham 1904.
Lit.: Archibald Knox. Edited by Stephen A. Martin. P. 239.
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BERNARD
CUZNER (1877-1956)
An important unique silver Arts & Crafts betrothal
casket repoussé decorated with floral and
patterned panels. Size: Length 25.5 cm. Width 11 cm. Height
11 cm.
Maker’s mark for Bernard Cuzner. Hallmarks for Birmingham
1918.
Illustrated on page 212, Fig. 208. The Silversmiths of
Birmingham. Kenneth C. Jones. |
ARCHIBALD
KNOX for LIBERTY & Co.
An silver caddy set with four turquoise cabochon stones and with embossed
celtic knot decoration. The pull off lid with a flat
disc finial.
Marked for Liberty & Co & 'Cymric'. Hallmarks for
Birmingham 1903. Number 5183.
Size: Height approx 9 cm. Diameter at base 8.8 cm. Sold
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HUTTON
& SONS Ltd.
An Arts & Crafts silver centrepiece bowl bordered with blue enamel
plaques. Maker’s mark. Hallmarks for London 1903.
Size: Length at base 29.5 cm. Width at
base 22.5 cm.
Length a cross handles 39 cm. Height
at handles 10 cm. Sold
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KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
An Art Nouveau twin handled silver cup and cover. The
handles decorated with intertwined leaves. The finial cast as an anthropomorphic,
leaf clad, maiden’s head.
Size: Height 32.5. Length across handles 26 cm. Diameter of base 15
cm.
Marks for William Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1899. Sold
Collections:- Victoria & Albert Museum
Number M.22& A-1966. Silver, room 67, case16, shelf 2. Lit.: A
Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver Society
Journal. |
KATE HARRIS
An Art Nouveau silver centrepiece supported on four curved feet. Marked
for Goldsmiths
& Silversmiths Ltd.
Hallmarks for London 1901.
Size: Width across handles 39.4 cm. L. of bowl 29 cm. W. of bowl 16.6
cm. Ht. 12.4 cm. Sold |
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| NELSON DAWSON
(1859-1942)
A beautiful Arts & Crafts silver biscuit barrel. The lid set
with three shimmering enamel yellow flowers.
Both the lid and the barrel marked
‘N D’. Hallmarks to base of box for London 1902.
Height to top of final 16 cm. Width at widest point of barrel 13
cm. Sold |
JAMES DIXON & SONS
A pair of silver Arts & Crafts square based candelabra with
faux rivet detail. Hallmarks Sheffield 1910.
Size: Ht. 22 cm. Approx. width across a candelabrum 26.3 cm. Marks
for J. Dixon & Sons. Sheffield 1910.
Sold
Another pair available marked for Sheffield 1923.
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C.
R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
An important Arts & Crafts silver sugar caster with five
enamel panels. Each panel depicting a serpent curled around a tree.
Fleetwood Charles Varley enamels.
Marked ‘G of H Ltd.’ Hallmarks London 1901.
Size: Height 13.5 cm. Diameter at base 10.4 cm.
Lit.: C. R. Ashbee’s, Modern English Silverwork. Plate
35.
The caster was exhibited at the Arts & Crafts Exhibition, New
Gallery, Regent St. 1903. The Studio volume 28 page 185. |
WILLIAM SNELLING HADAWAY
(1872-1941)
An Arts & Crafts two handled
bowl. The handles formed as sailing ships.
The centre inset with a vibrant enamel of a fish.
Size: Dia. 12 cm. Dia. at base 6.4 cm. Width across handles 19.9 cm.
Marked ‘WSH’ to bowl and handles.
Hallmarks for London 1904.
Lit.:
The Studio June 1906, page 62, for and illustration
of a bowl. |
WILLIAM SNELLING HADAWAY
(1872-1941)
An Arts & Crafts two handled
bowl. The handles formed as sailing ships.
The centre inset with a vibrant enamel of a fish.
Size: Diameter 12 cm. Diameter at base 6.5 cm. Width across
handles 20 cm.
Marked ‘WSH’ to bowl. Hallmarks
for London 1910.
Lit.: Jewelry
& Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition. Studio,
vol. 30, page 339. |
KATE HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
A superb Art Nouveau silver centrepiece with blue liner.
Marks for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1902.
Size: Approx. Height 27.5 cm. Diameter of bowl 23 cm.
Width across handles 46 cm. Diameter of base 15 cm.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney.
Silver Society Journal. Sold
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| CHARLES ROBERT
ASHBEE (1863-1942)
An Arts & Crafts, hammered silver circular entrée dish.
The lid surmounted by
a final of figures with mother-of pearl. Size: Approx.
height 10 cm. Dia. 17.8 cm.
Marked ‘C.R.A.’ for Charles Robert Ashbee. Hallmarks
for London 1899.
Lit.: Modern English Silverwork. Essex House Press 1909.
C. R. Ashbee. |
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
Ltd. (1888-1907) C. R. ASHBEE (Attributed)
An Arts & Crafts, hammered silver salt, pierced
with a design of leaves and
berries. (Replaced green
glass liner)
Marked ‘G of H Ltd.’ Hallmarks for London 1905.
Size: Height 4.1 cm. Diameter of base 5.5 cm. Diameter at rim 4.4
cm. |
| C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
An Arts & Crafts, silver tazza modelled as a figure
of a youth standing
on a domed base holding up a silver frame inset with a green glass
bowl.
Size: Height 32.3 cm. Diameter of bowl 22.8 cm. Diameter
of base 14 cm.
Marked ‘G of H Ltd.’
Hallmarks for London 1906.
Lit.: The Guild of Handicraft, Ltd., Workers in Applied Art
Silversmiths & Jewellers.
By Appointment to H. M. The Queen.
Design plate 14 in C. R. Ashbee’s, Modern English
Silverwork. Essex House Press.
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THE
GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
An Arts & Crafts hammered silver box. The bowl
set with green chalcedony.
The lid decorated with floral motifs
set with yellow stones.
Size: Diameter of lid 9.8 cm. Diameter at base 8.2 cm. Approx.
height 6.5 cm.
Marked to lid and bowl ‘G of H Ltd.’ Hallmarks for London
1904. Sold
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C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
An Arts
& Crafts planished silver drinking glass tray. The entwined handle
enclosing a sphere. The base with six impressions, chased with rosettes
and
leaves, raised upon four ball feet. Marked ‘G of H
Ltd.’ Hallmarks for London 1901.
Size: L. 23 cm. Width 18 cm. Ht. 17 cm. Exhibited ‘Guild's Centenary
Exhibition 2002.’
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THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
Ltd. (1888-1907)
An
Arts & Crafts miniature silver vase set with three green chalcedony
stones.
Size: Height 12 cm. Diameter
of base 5.8 cm. Diameter at rim 3.4 cm.
Marked ‘G of H Ltd.’ Hallmarks for London 1905.
Lit.:
Modern English
Silverwork. Essex House Press 1909. C. R. Ashbee. Sold
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CHARLES ROBERT
ASHBEE (1863-1942)
An Arts & Crafts, silver bowl, pierced with a design of fruiting
branches.
Size: Diameter 19.5 cm. Height 6.4 cm. Base diameter 9.3. Unmarked.
Lit.: A similar design, with flowers instead of fruit, is illustrated
plate 97, in Modern English Silverwork. Essex House Press
1909. C. R. Ashbee. Also
see Archive silver 4- item 23.
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| KATE HARRIS
for HUTTON & SONS
An exceptional Art Nouveau silver timepiece.The clock face
depicting a
Celestial Angel whose breath moves The Hands of Time. The arched
case with florets and tendrils, raised on four naturalistic supports
with projecting base and further flowerheads. Original
French lever timepiece.
Size: Height 21cm. Width 16 cm.
Mark for retailer Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Ltd. Hallmarks for
London 1900. |
A.
E. JONES (1879-1954)
A pair of Arts & Crafts, hammered silver candlesticks depicting
bats amidst
a motto adapted from
Hamlet, ‘NOW IS THE WITCHING HOUR
OF NIGHT’.
Maker's mark and marks
for B’ham
1909. Size: Height 12.7 cm. Base diameter 10 cm.
Lit.: Simplicity or Splendor. Cheltenham Museum catalogue,
Fig. 59, Cat.112. |
HUTTON & SONS
for GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS
A set of Arts & Crafts silver teaspoons with enamelled
terminals.
Marked for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths. Hallmarks for London 1902.
Size: Length 11.3 cm. (New, blue leather,
fitted case)
Lit.: Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver. Annelies Krekel-Aalberse. |
WILLIAM HUTTON
& SONS Ltd.
A silver Arts & Crafts inkwell with four buttress supports.
The base inset with four raised domed enamels. Probably
an adaptation of a Kate Harris design.
Maker’s mark. Hallmarks for London 1903.
Size: Diameter of base 16.5 cm. Diameter of lid 5.8 cm. Height 7
cm. |
| C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. |
| A rare identical pair of silver
butter dishes with handles set green chalcedony. Marks
‘G of H Ltd.’ and London 1906.
Dia. at rim 10.8 cm. Dia. base 7.5 cm. Length 17.7 cm. Sold
Illus. Page 7, The Guild of Handicraft, Ltd.,
Workers in Applied Art Silversmiths & Jewellers. By
Appoint. to H. M. The Queen. |
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THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
Ltd. (1888-1907)
An Arts & Crafts hammered
silver plated box. The lid set with a gold & silver foil backed
enamel of ‘The Golden Stag of Artemis.’
Size: Diameter of lid 10.8 cm. Diameter at base 6.4 cm. Approximate
height 6 cm.
Size of enamel 7.5 cm. Marked ‘G of H Ltd.’ to
the base of the box. Circa 1900. Sold
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THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
Ltd. (1888-1907)
‘THE ENTICEMENT OF HYLAS’. A silver hand mirror inset
with a carved
wooden plaque depicting Hylas and the Naiads (Water Nymphs). The handle
decorated with flowering water plants. Marked
‘G of H Ltd.’ Hallmarks for London 1904. Size: Length
31.5 cm. Width 13.8 cm. Plaque length 17.8 cm. Width 12.6 cm. |
EDWARD
SPENCER (1872-1938) for ARTIFICERS’ GUILD
An Arts & Crafts copper and silver tazza.
The bowl with silver ivy leaf supports.
The base mounted with four silver rose motifs and
inset with mother-of -pearl plaques. Marked ‘ARTIFICER’S
GUILD 9 MADDOX ST. LONDON W’.
Size: Height 21.5 cm. Diameter of bowl 32 cm. Diameter of
base 14.1 cm. |
| EDWARD SPENCER
(1872-1938) for ARTIFICERS’ GUILD
A pair of Arts & Crafts silver plated candlesticks with
hammered and wirework detail. Size: Height 23.5 cm.
Diameter of base 11.7 cm.
Marked with Edward Spencer’s personal mark. English. Circa
1910.
Lit.: Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver. Annelies Krekel-Aalberse.
Sold
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EDWARD SPENCER (1872-1938)
for ARTIFICERS’ GUILD
An Arts & Crafts cup set with chrysoprase stones.
Unmarked. English Circa 1911.
Size: Height 10.3 cm. Width across oval rim 6.7 cm.
Lit.:
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver. Annelies Krekel-Aalberse.
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HAROLD E. LANDON (1883-1962).
An Arts & Crafts silver lidded bowl chased with a band of roses
and decorated with wirework boarders. The lid final set with a large
turquoise stone.
Size: Rim dia meter 13.8
cm. Base diameter 7.4 cm. Approx. height 9.4 cm.
Both lid an d bowl marked
for Harold E. Landon. Hallmarks for Chester 1934.
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| DIXON
& SONS with marks for James Ramsey (Probably retailer)
A LARGE pair of silver Arts & Crafts square based candlesticks,
with faux rivet detail to base.
Size: Height 35.5 cm. (Approx 14 inches). Base 16 cm. (Approx 6
1/4 inches). square.
Marks for James Ramsay. Hallmarks for Sheffield 1906. Sold
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THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
Ltd. (1888-1907)
A silver menu holder set with a vibrant Arts
& Crafts enamel of a cockerel.
Unmarked. Circa 1900. Size:
Height 8.3 Width at base 5.3cm. Width at top 4.6 cm.
Lit.: The Guild of Handicraft, Ltd., Workers in Applied Art Silversmiths
& Jewellers.
By Appointment to H. M. The Queen.
Sold
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| THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
Ltd. (1888-1907)
A silver menu holder set with a vibrant rectangular
enamel of a fox.
Unmarked. Circa 1900. Size:
Height 6cm. Width 5 cm.
Lit.: The Guild of Handicraft, Ltd., Workers
in Applied Art Silversmiths & Jewellers.
By Appointment to H. M. The Queen. Sold
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C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
An Arts & Crafts silver plated muffin dish with a chrysoprase
set finial to lid.
Size: Diameter 23.5 cm. Height 12 cm. Marked ‘G of
H Ltd.’ Circa 1900.
Lit.: The Guild of Handicraft, Ltd.,Workers in Applied Art Silversmiths
& Jewellery.
Identical example Cheltenham Museum. Simplicity or Splendor
cat., fig. 52 cat. 38 Sold |
C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
A silver plated, spot hammered, entrée dish with hot water
jacket.
English. Circa 19 00.
Approximate size: Length 30 .5 cm. Width 24.3 Height 11.5 cm.
Lit.: Illustration on page 7 of The Guild of Handicraft, Ltd.,
Workers in Applied Art Silversmiths & Jewellers. By Appointment
to H. M. The Queen. |
C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
A silver plated, spot hammered, muffin dish with hot water jacket.
The finial to lid set with a moss agate.
English. Circa 1900. Approximate
size: Diameter 21.2 cm. Height 15 cm.
Lit.: Arts and Crafts at Campden.
The Guild Of Handicraft Ltd. Illustration page 7. |
A. E. JONES (1879-1954)
A pair of Arts & Crafts silver oak barley twist candlesticks.
The square silver
bases and silver sconces with faux rivet detail.
Size: Height 23.5 cm. Base 9.5 cm by 9.5 cm.
Marks for A . E. Jones. Hallmarks for Birmingham 1912. Sold
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KATE HARRIS for HUTTON
& SONS
An Art Nouveau silver centrepiece with a central panel of
a youth picking fruit. Size: L. 50 cm.
W. 22 cm. Ht. 13 cm.
Maker's mark. Hallmarks London
1900. An identical centrepiece is illustrated in a Connell advert.
printed in The Studio Sept 1904.
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| KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
An Art Nouveau silver posy vase. The rim cast with two maidens
with outstretched arms intertwined with blossoms.
Size: Height with glass liner 21
cm. without 19.5 cm. Diameter of base 9.5 cm.
Maker’s mark. Hallmarks for London 1905. Sold
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal. |
KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
An Arts & Crafts silver box. The lid depicting a young girl admiring
her reflection in a mirror. The
sides with typical Kate Harris floral designs.
Size: Lid 8.5 cm. long 7.9 cm. wide. Ht. 5.7 cm.
Mark for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London
1899. |
KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
An exceptional Art Nouveau silver centrepiece with two opposing female
figures & lily type leaf decoration to bowl.
Size: Approx. width across handles 49 cm.
Height at handles 29 cm. Height at centre 16.5 cm.
Marks for George Lawrence Connell. Hallmarks London 1901. |
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KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
An Art Nouveau, silver mirror depicting a maiden with lilies. A version
of the ‘Puritan Maid’ design. Original bevelled mirror.
Size: Height 29 cm. Width 21 cm.
Mark for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for Birmingham 1908.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver Society
Journal. |
KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
A large silver tray, decorated with the ‘Puritan Maid’
design.
The tray supported on four ball feet.
Size: Length 30 cm. Width 18 cm.
Marks for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1903. |
KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
A pair of Art Nouveau silver vases decorated with
floral sprays. The bases decorated with three stylized leaves.
Size: Height 25.5 cm. Diameter at rim 10.8 cm. Diameter of
base 9.5cm.
Mark for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1901.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal. Sold
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KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
A circular Art Nouveau silver bowl with a pierced whiplash design.
Mark for retailer Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Hallmarks
for London 1902.
(Replaced glass liner.) Size: Dia. 15.2 cm. Ht. 7.5 cm. Across
handles 20.4 cm.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal. Sold
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| KATE
HARRIS
A pair of Art Nouveau silver vases with a pierced whiplash design
and with
beautiful original green glass liners.
Mark for retailer R. Halford & Sons. Hallmarks
for London 1902.
Size: Height 16.6 cm. Diameter at base 7.3 cm. Diameter at rim 6.9
cm.
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KATE HARRIS.
‘An ALLAGORY OF FATE’ & ‘an ALLAGORY
OF LOVE’.
A pair of Symbolist watercolours.
These are the only know Kate Harris paintings in which can be seen
many elements of design used in her silver work.
Signed ‘Kate Harris‘ and dated 1901/1902. Sold
Size: Image 35.5 cm. x 54 cm. In frame 59 cm. x 79 cm.
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