Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

By Omar Ramsden, an Arts and Crafts silver and enamel jewel casket, The Poulton Casket,
London 1921/22, also engraved 'Omar Ramsden Me Fecit', the enamel attributed to Jeanne Etève,
rectangular form, spot-hammered decoration, the corners with open buttress column supports, the front and sides chased 'I was Wrought by Command of George Poulton for Louisa his Wife as a small Token of his Love in the year of our Lord 1922', the hinged cover applied with three enamel plaques with rope-work borders, the central one with a maiden sitting under a pergola being visited by Cupid, within an Italian landscape, the side panels with landscape and river scenes, with a hinged clasp and lock, no key, the interior velvet lined, the underside with silver strapwork, length 22.2cm,

Provenance: The Wood Hall Collection of Omar Ramsden.
Christie's, King Street, London, Omar Ramsden: Silver From the David and Vivian Campbell Collection, 20 April 2005, lot 34.
Christie's wrote on this: 'Recorded in Ramsden's workbooks as 'Jewel Casket, Order 782', this casket was produced for G. W. Poulton of Kettering and finished on 24 April 1922.'

Exhibited: Chicago, Montreal, Nashville, Williamstown and Toronto, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden from the Campbell Collection, no.16.
Literature: Eric Turner and Lynn Springer Roberts, English Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From the Campbell Collection, David A. Hanks and Associates, New York, 1992, p.35.