Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Rare Sterling and Opal caviar server 1904
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Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Rare Sterling and Opal caviar server 1904
ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
LIBERTY & COMPANY London, UK
Cymric tri-handled covered server 1904
Sterling silver with repoussé Celtic knot motifs and three buttress handles; the handle of the domed lid inset with a jelly opal, cylindrical crystal bowl.
Marks: No. 5199, Liberty & Co., CYMRIC and Birmingham assay marks for 1904 (all the marks appear both on the underside of the base and on the cover)
Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Double inkwell stand c. 1902-05
ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
LIBERTY & CO. London
Double inkwell stand c. 1902-05
Pewter with abstract Celtic design in bas-relief
Condition: excellent, no repairs or damage
Marks: 3, ENGLISH PEWTER 00715
Illustrated: Archibald Knox, ed. by Stephen A. Martin (London: Academy Editions, 1995) p 113; Liberty Design 1874-1914, Barbara Morris (London: Pyramid Books, 1989) p. 86; The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press Ltd., 1976) p. 158.
H: 2 ¾” x W: 9 ¼” x D: 4”
This early British inkwell stand demonstrates the profound influence of Celtic ornament upon Knox and his highly individual and sophisticated use of these ancient graphic devices of interlocking loops and tendrils.
Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Tri-footed “Bomb” vase c. 1902-05
ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
LIBERTY & CO. London
“Bomb” vase c. 1902-05
Pewter w/ abstract Celtic leaf design in bas-relief on looping tri-footed base
Marks: TUDRIC PEWTER 0927
Illustrated: Archibald Knox, ed. by Stephen A. Martin (London: Academy Editions, 1995) ; Liberty Design 1874-1914, Barbara Morris (London: Pyramid Books, 1989) p. ; The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press Ltd., 1976) p. .
Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Clutha bowl on tri-leg Tudric stand c. 1902
ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
LIBERTY & CO. London
JAMES COUPER & SONS Glasgow
Clutha bowl on tri-leg stand c. 1902
Clutha glass with inclusions of aventurine streaks and bubbles, polished tri-leg Tudric pewter stand.
Marks: Tudric, 0276
Illustrated: Liberty’s 1875-1975, An Exhibition to mark the Firm’s Centenary (London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1975), p. 89, number D 250 A; The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press Ltd., 1976), p. 114; Liberty Style, The Classic Years: 1898-1910, Mervyn Levy (New York: Rizzoli, 1986), p. 31; Archibald Knox, ed. by Stephen A. Martin (London: Academy Editions, 1995), p. 96.
Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Tudric charger / tray c. 1902-05
ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
LIBERTY & CO. London
Tudric charger c. 1902-05
Pewter with abstract Celtic design in bas-relief
Marks: TUDRIC, 0163, Made in England
Illustrated: Archibald Knox, ed. Stephen A. Martin (London: Artmedia Press, 2001) p 203
Drawing illustrated: Archibald Knox, ed. by Stephen A. Martin (London: Academy Editions, 1995) p 137;
D: 9 9/10”
This British avant-garde charger demonstrates the profound influence of Celtic ornament upon Knox and his highly individual and sophisticated use of these ancient graphic devices of interlocking loops and tendrils.
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