Design - 18th October 2016
Lot 614
An Art Deco H.G. Murphy Falcon Works silver Kandahar Skiing Club presentation cup
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
An Art Deco H.G. Murphy Falcon Works silver Kandahar Skiing Club presentation cup, engraved with the coat of arms for the Duke of Kent, the domed base supporting four column stems flaring bowl and lug handles, stamped marks, London 1937, 24cm. high
Literature
Paul Atterbury & John Benjamin Arts and Crafts to Art Deco The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy, Antique Collector's Club, page 146 for a large and small example of this cup. Murphy designed several versions of the Kandahar Cup (all accompanied by a smaller version), which encapsulated the modernity of 1930s Britain - this example shares both the solid machine age lug handles with the cluster column inspired by a medieval font.