By Nelson Dawson

By Nelson Dawson, an Edwardian Arts and Crafts silver presentation trowel,

London 1901,

the shaped triangular blade with pierced foliate decoration and chased with two Prince of Wales feathers, the centre with an enamel plaque with gilt lettering on a purple ground 'With this Trowel The Hon. Sir Walter F. Hely-Hutchinson G.C.M.G Governor- Laid the Foundation Stone for the Statue of His Majesty King Edward VII, Capetown 26 June 1902', tapering faceted wooden handle with a pomegranate finial, length 22.8cm, approx. gross weight 168g.

Nelson Dawson (1859-1942) was the founder of The Artificers' Guild in 1901, and he learnt his enamelling skills for Alexander Fisher.