Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016
Lot 1013
A collection of seven New Zealand Arts and Crafts silver spoons
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £380
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Description
A collection of seven New Zealand Arts and Crafts silver spoons,
by Edith Morris, circa 1940,
various designs, including one with a galleon finial, approx. weight 4.5oz. (7)
Edith Morris (1894-1965), was born in Kent and emigrated to New Zealand in 1924. She described herself as a Designer, Jeweller and Silversmith, and in 1937 her work was accepted by the Academy of Fine Arts. Ref Shepherd, W., Gold and Silversmithing in New Zealand, The Museum of New Zealand, 1995. page 179.