Design - 16th October 2019
Lot 1620
λA rare Liberty & Co Cymric silver three piece coffee set designed by Archibald Knox
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
λA rare Liberty & Co Cymric silver three piece coffee set designed by Archibald Knox, comprising coffee pot and hinged cover, milk-jug and sugar basin, all cast in low relief with Celtic knot motif, the coffee pot with ivory handle, various stamped marks, coffee pot Birmingham 1908, milk-jug Birmingham 1912, sugar basin Birmingham 1903, 15cm. high, (3)
Provenance
Arts and Crafts including the collection of the late Barbara Morris, Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers, 23rd June 2010, lot 592
Private collection.
Literature
Victor Arwas, British Art Nouveau from Mackintosh to Liberty, page 120 for a comparable set illustrated.