λ A pair of Guild of Handicrafts silver-plated copper and ivory tureens designed by Charles...

λ A pair of Guild of Handicrafts silver-plated copper and ivory tureens designed by Charles Robert Ashbee, the elliptical twin-handled bases pierced and cast with foliate handles, shallow domed top with rope-twist and foliate mounts and ivory handle, unmarked, 35.5cm wide (2)

Provenance

Arthur Currer Briggs (1855-1906) Mayor of the city of Leeds (1903-04) and Alderman of the City of Leeds (1904-1906) who commissioned his holiday home Broadleys over looking Lake Windermere was designed by Charles Voysey.

Literature

C.R Ashbee Modern English Silverwork, London 1909, plate 55 for this pierced vine design illustrated.