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. 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).
Jaipur Enameled and Gem Set Rare Solid Gold Cup and Saucer c. mid-19th Century
JAIPUR, MUGHAL INDIA
Enameled and gem set gold Cup and Saucer c. mid-19th Century
High carat yellow gold (22-24 carat) cup and saucer set with a fine emerald, ruby and diamonds, the cup with a high foot with rounded sides and handle formed of two snakes intersecting at three points and biting the rim. The exterior is decorated with red, green, blue and white enamels with roundels containing combatant animals on a ground of floral sprays, the saucer with gently rounded sides decorated with lobed cartouches containing warriors combating tigers and birds, the underside with a series of oval panels containing peacocks and hummingbirds.
Provenance: a gift from a European diplomat in the 1930’s-40’s, and thence by descent.
Saucer: Dia: 5 1/4;
Cup: H: 2 3/4″ (with handle) x Dia: 2 5/8″
Similar animal decoration can be found in an epaulette attributed to Rajesthan, probably Jaipur, in the Khalili Collection (Pedro Moura Carvalho, Gems and Jewels of Mughal India, London, 2010, p. 225, no. 120. A related cup and saucer with similar animal depictions was sold at Christie’s (Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, London, 21st October 1993, lot 350.
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.
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