| LIBERTY &
Co.
A Cymric, silver clock with an enamelled dial. Faux rivet decoration
to front and sides.
The clock face with the legend 'FESTINA LENTE', ‘make
haste, slowly’.
Size: Ht. 14 cm. W. at base 8.3 cm. Depth 6.7 cm. Mark for Liberty
& Co. and ‘Cymric’. Hallmarks for Birmingham 1903.
Lit.: Archibald Knox. Edited by Stephen A. Martin.
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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. |
BERNARD CUZNER (1877-1956)
for LIBERTY & Co.
An Arts & Crafts, Cymric, silver bowl set with large turquoise
stones.
Size: Height
16 cm. Diameter at rim 19 cm. Base diameter 16 cm.
Marks for Liberty & Co. and ‘Cymric’. Hallmarks for
Birmingham 1904.
Lit.: The Designs of Archibald Knox. A. J. Tilbrook. Similar
illustrated page 44. SOLD
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| ARCHIBALD KNOX
for LIBERTY & Co.
A fine enamelled silver vase.
Height 18 cm. Diameter at neck of vase
6 cm. Diameter of base 10.7 cm.
Marked for Liberty & Co. and ‘Cymric’.
Hallmarks for Birmingham 1906.
Lit.: The Designs
of Archibald Knox. A. J. Tilbrook. SOLD |
ARCHIBALD KNOX for
LIBERTY & Co.
A pair of silver toast racks.
The five dividers, with Celtic style knots, on a rectangular base
supported on four ball feet.
Size: Height 14 cm. Base 8 cm. x 7cm. Marked ‘L & Co.’
Hallmarks for B'ham 1905.
Lit.: An illustration of a single toast rack Archibald
Knox, Stephen Martin 1995. Page 129. |
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.
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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. |
LIBERTY
& Co. Design attributed to BERNARD CUZNER (1877-1956)
An Arts & Crafts silver hammered, chased and repoussé decorated
bowl.
Maker’s mark for Liberty & Co. Hallmarks for Birmingham
1914.
Size: Diameter 17 cm. Approximate height 2.6 cm.
Lit.: The Silversmiths of Birmingham.
Kenneth C. Jones.
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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.
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JAMES DIXON & SONS
A pair of silver Arts & Crafts square based candelabra
with faux rivet detail.
Size: Height 22 cm. Approx. width across a candelabrum 26.3
cm. Base 10 cm. square. Marks for J. Dixon & Sons. Hallmarks
for Sheffield 1910. (Another pair available hallmarked for 1923.)
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CHARLES
ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942)
An hammered silver two handled cup The handles attached to
the bowl with three stems. Marked ‘C.R.A.’ for
Charles Robert Ashbee. Hallmarks for London 1900.
Approx. size: Height at centre 8.2 cm., at handles 9.8 cm. Width across
handles 21.5 cm.
Base diameter 6.6 cm. Rim diameter 10.4 cm. |
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.
The enamels by Fleetwood Charles Varley.
Size: Ht. 13.5 cm. Dia. at base 10.4 cm. Marked ‘G of H Ltd.’
Hallmarks for London 1901.
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. |
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 hallmarks for
B’ham 1909. Size: Height 12.7 cm. Base diameter 10 cm.
Lit.: Simplicity or Splendor. Cheltenham Museum catalogue,
Fig. 59, Cat.112. |
EDWARD SPENCER (1872-1938) ARTIFICERS’ GUILD
A pair of
Arts & Crafts, silver mounted glass decanters.
One vine leaf stopper set amethysts,
height 28 cm., one set garnets,
height 26 cm. The heavy glass with ripple
decoration. Marks for Artificer’s
Guild and London 1924. One unmarked. Lit.: Art Nouveau and
Art Deco Silver. Annelies Krekel-Aalberse. The Studio
1913. Volume 58 pages 21- 24.
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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. 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. Size of plaque Length 17.8
cm. Width 12.6 cm. |
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 12cm. 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
catalogue, fig. 52 cat. 38. |
| Studio of HENRY
WILSON (1864-1934)
An exceptional, large, Arts & Crafts silver frame, set with
lapis stones to the doors and in tree-like settings. The frame is
surmounted by a a silver figure, the personification of Charity
as a woman with two children, with the word ‘CARITAS’
beneath. Size: Ht. 43 cm. Width of base, including feet,
33 cm. Depth 21 cm. Circa 1900.
Lit.: Pre-Raphaelite to Arts & Crafts Jewellery. Charlotte
Gere & Geoffrey C. Munn 1996. Arts & Crafts in Britain
& America. Isabelle Anscombe & Charlotte Gere. 1978.
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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 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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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. |
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: Approximate
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.
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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. |
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. Length
of bowl 29 cm. Width of bowl 16.6 cm. Height 12.4 cm. |
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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.
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WILLIAM HUTTON &
SONS Ltd.
A pair of Art Nouveau silver and enamel candlesticks.
Maker’s mark. Hallmarks for London 1902.
Size: Height 15.5 cm. Base diameter 10.5 cm. Sconce diameter
5.3 cm. SOLD |
JOHN PAUL COOPER (1869-1933)
A shagreen box with silver mounts. Marked with JPC monogram.
Size: Length 15.3 cm. Width 8.4 cm. Height 5.6 cm. English. Circa
1918.
Lit.: John Paul Cooper. N. Natasha Kuzmanović. |
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 Ed ward Spencer’s
personal mark. English. Circa 1910.
Lit.: Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver. Annelies Krekel-Aalberse.
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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 |
THE
GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd. (1888-1907)
A rare silver bowl, pierced with a design of owls
and eagles amongst trees.
Size: Diameter 20.3cm. Height
5.7 cm. Marked ‘G of H Ltd.’ Hallmarks for London 1905.
Lit.: Modern English Silverwork.
Essex House Press 1909. C. R. Ashbee.
A similar design illustrated plate 97.
SOLD |
C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)
for THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT Ltd.
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. |
DIXON & SONS
A LARGE pair of silver Arts & Crafts square based candlesticks,
with faux rivet detail to base.
Size: Height 29.7 cm. (Approx 12 inches). Base 13 cm. square.
Marked for Dixon & Sons. Hallmarks for Sheffield 1904.
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EDWARD SPENCER
(1872-1938) for ARTIFICERS’ GUILD
An Arts & Crafts turned wood silver mounted spice bowl and spoon.
Size: Height 6 cm.
Diameter at rim 8 cm. Length of spoon 12.5 cm.
Marked for Edward
Spencer & Artificer's Guild. Hallmarks for London 1927.
Spoon unmarked. Lit.: Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver. Annelies
Krekel-Aalberse. |
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 diameter 13.8 cm. Base diameter
7.4 cm. Approx. height 9.4 cm.
Both lid and bowl marked with mark for Harold E. Landon.
Hallmarks for Chester 1934. |
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.
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KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON & SONS
An Art Nouveau silver cruet set with matching spoons. Original liners.
Size: Mustard. Ht. 6.7 cm. Dia. 5.3 cm. Across handle 9 cm.
Salts. Ht. 5.2 cm. Dia 6 cm. Peppers. Ht. 6.6 cm. Dia. 2.7 cm. Maker's
mark. (Old wear to top of mustard glass liner.)
Hallmarks. Mustard and salts, London 1902. Peppers, London 1901. Spoons
unmarked. |
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.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal. |
KATE
HARRIS for HUTTON &
SONS
A silver Art Nouveau circular bowl with cut out whiplash design.
Mark for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1903. (Replaced
green glass liner)
Size: Diameter 15 cm. Across handles 20.2 cm. Height 7.5 cm.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney.
Silver Society Journal. |
KATE HARRIS for
HUTTON & SONS
An Art Nouveau silver tray
with typical Kate Harris floral designs.
Size: Length 20 cm. Width 7.5 cm.
Mark for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1899. |
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 7.8
cm. wide. Base across feet 7.3 cm. long 8 cm. wide. Ht. 5.4 cm.
Mark for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1899. |
| KATE
HARRIS. GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS Ltd.
An Art Nouveau silver jewellery box. The interior relined with blue
velvet.
Size: Base. Length across feet 19 cm. Width 11.5
cm.
Lid. Length 16.8 cm. Width 9.5 cm. Height of box 7 cm.
Retailer’s mark Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
Ltd. Hallmarks for London 1900.
SOLD |
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. |
KATE HARRIS for
HUTTON & SONS
A silver cigar box. The lid set with an Art Nouveau plaque of ‘The
Three Graces’.
Size at base: Length 22 cm. Width 15 cm. Height 8.5 cm. The interior
with a wood lining.
Mark for Hutton & Sons. Hallmarks for London 1903.
Lit.: A Marriage of Art and Commerce. Stephen Pudney. Silver
Society Journal. |
JESSIE
MARION KING for LIBERTY & Co.
An Art Nouveau silver mirror decorated with florets and blue/ green
enamelling.
The frame with a wood easel back. Size: Height 35 cm. Width
19 cm.
Mark for Liberty & Co. Hallmarks for Birmingham 1907.
Lit.: The Glasgow Style. Gerald & Celia Larner.
Glasgow Girls. Women in Art and Design 1880-1920. Edited
Jude Burkhauser 1990. |
