Arts and Crafts - 21st June 2017
Lot 436
An Omar Ramsden silver and enamel cigarette box and cover
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
An Omar Ramsden silver and enamel cigarette box and cover, rectangular section, the hinged cover with wirework man-of-war in a rough sea, against a blue enamel panel, with rope-twist borders, hammered finish, with engraved inscription WHB to EFS 1927, cedar lined, sold with a copy of the exhibition catalogue, engraved Omar Ramsden Me Fecit to base, stamped marks, London 1926, 10.5 x 9.5cm. (2)
Exhibited
Omar Ramsden 1873-1973 Centenary Exhibition of Silver, City Museum & Art Gallery Birmingham 1973, catalogue number 58.
Provenance
Important Silver, Christie's King Street, 25th November 2008 lot 155.