Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Cake tray with handle c. 1902-05
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Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Cake tray with handle c. 1902-05
ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
LIBERTY & CO. London
Cake tray with handle c. 1902-05
Hammered pewter with stylized leaf and berry motif in relief
Marks: MADE IN ENGLAND, “TUDRIC” RD449032 PEWTER, 0357 SOLKETS (retailer)
For more information see: The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press Ltd., 1976); The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press, 1976); Archibald Knox, ed. by S. Martin (London: Academy Editions,1995); Liberty’s 1875-1975, An Exhibition to mark the Firm’s Centenary (London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1975).
ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
LIBERTY & CO. London
Tray c. 1902-05
Pewter with abstract Celtic floral design in bas-relief
Marks: Tudric, 0161, 6
For more information see: Archibald Knox, ed. by Stephen A. Martin (London: Academy Editions, 1995) ; Liberty Design 1874-1914, Barbara Morris (London: Pyramid Books, 1989); The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press Ltd., 1976)
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.
Roycroft / American Arts & Crafts Pair of Candlesticks c. 1915
ROYCROFT COPPER SHOP East Aurora, N.Y.
Pair of candlesticks c. 1915.
Hand wrought and textured copper, silver-plated.
Marks: impressed R, in orb with cross, ROYCROFT
For more information see: The American Arts & Crafts Movement in Western New York 1900-1928, Bruce A. Austin (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992); Arts & Crafts Movement in New York State 1890’s – 1920’s, Coy Ludwig (Hamilton, N.Y.: Gallery Association of New York, 1983).
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