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.