Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2. - 23rd July 2020
Lot 856
By Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £4200
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Description
By Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, an Arts and Crafts silver and enamel cigarette casket,
London 1914, also engraved 'OMAR RAMSDEN ET ALWYN CARR ME FECERUNT MCMXIV',
rectangular form, spot-hammered decoration, the hinged cover with a scene of a galleon on a stormy sea, with green and blue enamel backing, also with chased swirl work decoration and a rope-work border, the interior wood lined, the sides chased 'I WAS WROUGHT FOR HARRY BALDWIN BY COMMAND OF C.M.BETTS IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD MCMXIV', the underside with a silver base, length 14cm, approx. weight 24oz.