Very Fine Liberty & Co Tudric Pewter Cake Basket By Archibald Knox 0535
Item History & Price
we are happy to accept payment by cheque, bank transfer or cash on collectiona rare and very fine liberty & co tudric art nouveau pewter cake or bread basket, boat shaped with fabulous knox pieced work to either side, the intricate etrelacc design has no discernible damage or repair,
it is of wonderful quality and would have been sold through the liberty & co store in londons regent street as part of their tud...ric range, there were several designers using this medium of design and decoration during this era, amongst those the most notable were, archibald knox, bernard cuzner, rex silver, jessie m king, murrle bennett, charles horner and james fenton.it would have been produced by 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 piece and fully marked and a well documented piece, the design number being 0535 dating it to c1905, the whole of the tray is enhanced with a stunning knox entrelac design which have absolutely no loss of definition, add to this the mirror like finish and you have a stunning display piece, it is a wonderful and impressive piece measuring 10" x 6.5" , 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.
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it is of wonderful quality and would have been sold through the liberty & co store in londons regent street as part of their tud...ric range, there were several designers using this medium of design and decoration during this era, amongst those the most notable were, archibald knox, bernard cuzner, rex silver, jessie m king, murrle bennett, charles horner and james fenton.it would have been produced by 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 piece and fully marked and a well documented piece, the design number being 0535 dating it to c1905, the whole of the tray is enhanced with a stunning knox entrelac design which have absolutely no loss of definition, add to this the mirror like finish and you have a stunning display piece, it is a wonderful and impressive piece measuring 10" x 6.5" , 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.
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