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  Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Bollellin dish c. 1903

  ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933)   UK

  LIBERTY & CO. London

  Bollellin dish   c. 1903

  Pewter with a Celtic entrelac

  Marks on bottom: ENGLISH PEWTER, 044, Made in England

  Illustrated: Liberty’s 1875-1975, An Exhibition to mark the Firm’s Centenary, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975, p. 75, illus. D185.

  Drawing illustrated: Archibald Knox, ed. Stephen A. Martin (London: Academy Editions, 1995) p. 137.

  H: 1 1/2” x D: 10 1/4”

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  Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. “Celtic Knot” ring, Gold set with a cabochon blue sapphire, c. 1902

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  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.

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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)

  W: 7 1/4″ x D: 7 1/4″ x H: 2″

  Price: $28,000