Arts and Crafts - 17th June 2015
Lot 364
The Sigurd a rare Liberty & Co silver clock designed by Archibald Knox
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £8200
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Description
The Sigurd a rare Liberty & Co silver clock designed by Archibald Knox, model no. 579, swollen rectangular body with overhanging, slightly domed mantel, cast in low relief with scrolling foliate border, the circular dial inscribed Tempus Fugit numerals and heart motif, stamped marks, London 1900, 9cm. high
Literature
Anthony Bernbaum Origins of the Liberty Cymric Silver Range, The Journal of the Archibald Knox Society, 2014 page 38 figure 21 for the original pencil design.