Arts and Crafts - 20th June 2018

Lot 283

An H.G. Murphy Falcon Studio silver vinaigrette

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £550

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Description

An H.G. Murphy Falcon Studio silver vinaigrette, London 1929, oblong form, the hinged cover with niello decoration, the interior with a pierced grille, plus a similar silver box, plain oblong form, by H.G. Murphy, London 1932, stamped marks, lengths 4cm and 3.8cm, approx. weight 1.1oz. (2) Provenance H.G. Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent to the present owner. Literature Paul Atterbury and John Benjamin, The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy, Antique Collectors' Club, 2005, page 168 this vinaigrette illustrated.