Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018
Lot 715
λBy H.G. Murphy
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £550
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Description
λBy H.G. Murphy, a silver and ivory Art Deco quaich / wine taster,
London 1938, also with the Falcon Studio mark,
circular form, spot-hammered decoration, castellated border, carved ivory handle, length 15.5cm, approx. weight 4.9oz.
Provenance: H.G. Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent to the present owner.
A similar one is illustrated in Atterbury, P., and Benjamin, J., The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy, Antique Collectors' Club, 2005, page 81.