Glass, English and European Ceramics - 1st March 2005
Lot 630
An early Guild of Handicrafts silver table basket
Estimate £3,500 - £4,500 | Hammer £3500
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Description
An early Guild of Handicrafts silver table basket , designed by Charles Robert Ashbee reticulated and hammered in relief with fruiting bough design stamped CRA mark, London 1896 19.5cm. diam.
Crawford, Alan C R Ashbee , Yale plate 161 shows a contemporary photograph of The Arts and Crafts Exhibition 1896 with an example of this basket.
