PUBLISHED CIRCA 1901

Details

'Cymric Silver', A Liberty & Co. Retail Catalogue
Published circa 1901
11 5/8in. x 7 5/8in. (29.5cm. x 19.5cm.)
Inscribed in the frontispiece This is the Book referred to in clause 8 subsection (b) of an agreement dated the 22nd day of May 1901 made between Liberty & Co Limited of the first part William Rabone Haseler and Frank Haseler of the second part and Liberty & Co (Cymric) Limited of the third part. and signed W. Street, J.W. Howe, J. Llewellyn, W.R. Haseler, Frank Haseler

Literature

John Culme, The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths Jewellers & Allied Traders 1838-1914, Vol. 1, Woodbridge, 1996, pp. 220-221 and 296

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

In 1901 the silversmiths W.H. Haseler Ltd. formed a partnership with the directors of Liberty & Co. (Cymric) Ltd. for the production of the new Tudric line of pewter wares and the Cymric range of silverware that had been in production since 1899. The present volume documents the formation of this important partnership with the signatures of the directors of both companies.

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