Arts and Crafts - 20th June 2018

Lot 294

An H.G. Murphy Falcon Studio matched three-piece silver cafe au lait set

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £6200

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Description

An H.G. Murphy Falcon Studio matched three-piece silver cafe au lait set, London 1931 and 1937, comprising a coffee pot and two hot milk pots, tapering slender baluster form, spot hammered decoration, Kingwood scroll handles and fluted finials, on raised circular bases, stamped marks, heights 31cm and 26.5cm, approx. weight 79oz. (3) 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 85 for part of this set illustrated.