| C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) THE
GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
An important silver and enamel buckle set mother-of -pearl formed
as two
winged dragonflies. English. Circa 1900. Size: Width 11.2.
Height 6.1. (Fitted case)
Lit.: The Guild of Handicraft, Ltd., Workers in Applied Art
Silversmiths & Jewellers. Jewelry & Metalwork in
the Arts & Crafts Tradition, Elyse Zorn Karlin, 1993.
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NELSON (1859-1942) & EDITH
DAWSON
An early steel buckle. Each half in the form of four swans
set with an enamel of fruiting apple branches. Size: Total
width 12.5 cm. Height 6 cm. (Fitted case)
English. Signed to the reverse with a ‘D’ centred in a
leaf and dated 1894. Lit.: Jewelry
and Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition. Elyse Zorn
Karlin. Illus. page 51. SOLD |
MURRLE BENNETT & Co. (1886-1914)
A silver Murrle Bennett & Co. buckle set turquoise cabochon
stones.
Anglo/German. Import mark for London 1903 and MB & Co.
Size: Ht. 4.6 cm. Width 5.7 cm. (Buckle case)
Lit.: Art Nouveau Jewelry. Vivienne Becker. Liberty Style.
Academy Editions. |
OLIVER BAKER
(1856-1939) for LIBERTY & Co.
A silver buckle set with a central turquoise and with side sections
of spot
hammered stylised scrollwork. (Original
Liberty & Co. case)
Marked ‘L & Co. Cymric’. Hallmarks for B’ham
1901. Size: Ht. 7 cm. Width 10.7cm.
Liberty Jewellery sketch book number 107. |
JOHN EDWARD WILSON (1854-1934)
A silver buckle set with an autumnal enamel of oak leaves and acorns.
The enamel panel monogrammed ‘W’.
English. Circa 1910. (Fitted case)
Size: Height 6 cm. Width 5 cm. Provenance: Family descent.
A collection of Wilson's work is located in Leeds Museum, together
with his design book. |
| KATE HARRIS (fl. 1898-1920)
for WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS.
A silver three piece ‘The Child’ belt buckle.
(Fitted case)
English. Hallmarks for London 1903. Numbered 2086. Size: Ht. 5 cm.
W. 10.5 cm.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal. SOLD
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OLIVER BAKER (1856-1939) for
LIBERTY & Co.
A silver buckle set turquoise.
Marked ‘L & Co.’
Hallmarks for B’ham 1900. Size: Height 5.5 cm. Width 7.3 cm.
Lit.: Liberty Style. Academy Editions. SOLD |
OLIVER
BAKER (1856-1939) for LIBERTY & Co.
A silver buckle set central plaque of abalone the side sections
of spot hammered
stylised scrollwork.
Marked ‘L & Co. Cymric’. Hallmarks for B’ham
1901. Size: Ht. 6.8 cm. Width 10.6 cm.
(Fitted case) Liberty Jewellery sketch book number 107.
SOLD |
JOHN BAKER BENNETT & Co.
A silver, two piece buckle, enamelled with blue and green enamels.
English. Maker’s mark and hallmarks for Birmingham 1907. (Buckle
case)
Size: Height 3.8 cm. Width 7.2 cm. |
A SKONVIRKE BUCKLE
A silver, three piece, Scandinavian buckle, depicting a Viking ship
set on an enamelled background of a seascape.
Unmarked . Size: Height 5 cm. Width 10 cm. Circa 1910.
(In an original fitted case) |
OMAR RAMSDEN (1873-1939) &
ALWYN CARR (1872-1940)
A silver buckle set an enamel, attributed to Charles Fleetwood Varley,
depicting a woodland scene. (Fitted case)
Makers’ marks & hallmarks for London 1905. Size:
Height 6.5 cm. Width 2 cm.
A similar buckle is illus. in Gürtelschließen des
Jugendstils. Karl Kreuzer. SOLD
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| KATE HARRIS (fl. 1898-1920)
for WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS
A rare silver two piece buckle.
English. Maker’s marks. Hallmarks for London 1900.
Size: Height 3.7 cm. Width 8.5 cm. (Fitted case)
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal. |
JOHN BAKER BENNETT & Co.
A LIBERTY & Co. design.
A two piece silver buckle set turquoise.
English. Maker’s mark. Hallmarks for B’ham
1906.
Size: Height 4.9 cm. Width 8 cm. Liberty catalogue 1903, no. 83.
SOLD |
MAX JOSEPH GRADL (1873-1934)
for THEODOR FAHRNER
A set of six silver buttons set with turquoise stones.
Anglo/German. 1902. Marked to the reverse ‘T F’
and marks for Murrle Bennett & Co. Hallmarks for 1902. (Fitted
case)
Lit.: Theodor Fahrner Jewelry. Pub. Schiffer. Similar jewellery
page 94. SOLD |
MAX JOSEPH GRADL (1873-1934)
for THEODOR FAHRNER
A large, rare Jugendstil silver buckle set with green chalcedony.
German. Circa 1900. Marks: ‘TF ’‘935’ ‘Sterling’.
Size: Height 4.8 cm. Width 8.2 cm.
Lit.: Schmuck in Deutschland und Österreich 1895-1914.
SOLD |
LIBERTY & Co.
A silver, two piece buckle, enamelled with blue and green enamels.
English. Marked ‘L. & Co.’ Hallmarks for 1911.
Size: Height 4.2 cm. Width 8.1 cm.
Lit.: Liberty Style. Academy Editions. Illus. B50.
SOLD |
EVALD NIELSEN (1879-1958)
A large silver buckle of leaves and blossoms set malachite
and labradorite.
Denmark. Circa 1910. Size: Height: 6 cm. Width
10.6 cm. (Fitted case)
Marked ‘Evald Nielsen 830 ’. Lit.: Danish Jewellery.
Jacob Thage. |
BERTHA L. GOFF
A silver belt with a three panel buckle depicting winged cherubs.
The links
depicting cherubs engaged in various pursuits. Provenance:
The artist’s great niece.
English. Circa 1902. Unmarked. Size of buckle 10 cm. 3.1 cm. Length
of belt 70.2 cm.
Lit.: The National Art Exhibition catalogue 1902 and The Studio
1906. SOLD
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MURRLE BENNETT & Co. (1886-1914)
A silver Murrle Bennett & Co. buckle set opals.
German. Marked ‘MB
& Co.’ and with import mark
for London 1902.
Size: Height 4.2 cm. Width 6.4 cm. (Fitted case)
Lit.: Art Nouveau Jewelry. Vivienne Becker. Liberty Style.
Academy Editions. |
JOHN EDWARD WILSON (1854-1934)
A large, two piece, silver buckle set with blue/green foil backed
enamel.
Each panel with a ‘W’
monogram to reverse. Provenance: Family descent.
English. Circa 1910. Size: Height 5.8 cm. Width 10.8 cm. A collection
of Wilson's work
is located in Leeds Museum, together with his design book. (Fitted
case) SOLD |
KATE HARRIS (fl. 1898-1920) for
WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS
A set of Arts & Crafts silver buttons, depicting the head of the
‘Puritan Maid’.
(Original fitted case)
English. Maker’s mark and hallmarks for London 1899. Size: Diameter
2.4cm.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal |
KATE HARRIS (fl. 1898-1920) for
WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS.
A silver three piece ‘Puritan Maid’ belt buckle.
English. Maker’s mark and hallmarks for London 1899.
Size: Height 6 cm. Width 11.5 cm. (Buckle case)
Lit.: Simplicity or Splendor. Cheltenham Art Gallery &
Museum, object 120. |
KATE HARRIS (fl. 1898-1920) for
WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS
An Arts & Crafts silver belt. The buckle & panels depicting
the profile of a child.
Some additional circular links added previously to increase length
of belt. English. Maker’s marks
and hallmarks for B’ham 1903 to buckle and all panels.
Size: Width of buckle 4.5 cm. height. 4.2 cm. Length of belt 65 cm.
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