Fine Arts and Crafts - 15th June 2022
Lot 451
A Liberty & Co Cymric silver belt buckle designed by Oliver Baker
Estimate £350 - £450
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Description
A Liberty & Co Cymric silver belt buckle designed by Oliver Baker, cast scrolling foliate form with hammered finish, set with four turquoise matrix cabochon, stamped marks, L & Co, Birmingham 1906, 10.5cm. wide.
Literature
Victor Arwas Art Nouveau in Britain From Mackintosh to Liberty, Papadakis, page 96 for a comparable example illustrated.
Alan Crawford By Hammer and Hand The Arts and Crafts Movement in Birmingham, Birmingham Museums, 1984, page 111 plate 90 for a comparable example.
Provenance
Victor Arwas
The Art Nouveau Buckle with Arts and Crafts Christie's South Kensington, 27th November 2007 lot 109 (part).
A private collection of Guild of Handicrafts silver and jewellery.