Iconic Liberty & Co Tudric Art Nouveau Pewter Tea Set Archibald Knox 0231
Item History & Price
we are happy to accept payment by cheque, bank transfer or cash on collectionan extremely fine liberty & co tudric art nouveau pewter tea set, it consists of a teapot milk jug & sugar bowl, it is of superb quality and would have been sold through the liberty & co store in londons regent street as part of their tudric range, there were several designers using this medium of design and decoration during this era, amongst those the most notable were, a...rchibald knox, bernard cuzner, rex silver, jessie m king, murrle bennett, charles horner and james fenton.it would have been produced by william hair haselers of birmingham, these were the only silversmith making for libertys and produced the cymric silver ware range plus the tudric pewter range also, it is a very rare and desirable set all pieces are fully marked to the base it is a well documented set coming from the iconic 0231 teaset, the design number 0231 dating it to c1903 , the handle of the teapot retains its original intricately woven wicker covering, either side of the handle the body is adorned with a stunning knox entrelac & honesty design detail which has absolutely no loss of definition and is factory fresh & crisp plus lifting the lid reveals a clean interior with no damage or repair, add to this the equally fine milk jug & sugar bowl all with a mirror like finish and you have a stunning display piece, it is well in excess of 100 years old and as such may have some very minor signs of age & use as befits a functional piece of domestic hardware, please feel free to ask any questions and i will reply within 24hours, this is a genuine piece and should not be mistaken for the unmarked copies and reproduction items offered on ebay.postage is by special delivery in the u.k and airsure or signed for to international destinations. the combined set will weigh in excess of 2kg and this is reflected in the shipping costs
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