Design - Day One - 18th October 2023
Lot 8
An Arts and Crafts silver cloak clasp by Charles Thomas, circular cast in relief with a
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £300
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Description
An Arts and Crafts silver cloak clasp by Charles Thomas, circular cast in relief with a Bacchanalian child inside a vine border set with pink glass cabochon, inside filigree panels and shield shape panels cast with big-cat heads stamped marks, London 1938, 27.5cm. wide
Provenance
from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Exhibited
The Birmingham Art Circle, 75th Exhibition 1947. This clasp is probably the example exhibited catalogue number 222. (clasp: silver and carbuncle).