An enamelled pendant or panel

Details

ALEXANDER FISHER (1864-1936)
An enamelled pendant or panel
decorated with a seated musician, signed 'Alex Fisher', within an oak frame
gilt-bronze, enamel on copper
4 x 4 in. (10.2 x 10.2 cm.), the pendant
10 ¼ x 10 ¾ (26.5 x 27.5 cm.), overall

Provenance

Peter Rose records the provenance from a label, now either lost or obscured by the frame, 'Given by Alexander Fisher to R.A.B. [Robert Anning Bell] who presumably may have designed it, about 1900'.

Literature

B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 224.

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Lot Essay

Alexander Fisher was a British artist, silversmith and enameller. His works were much admired in his own time and his bright enamels were much published, two related enamel panels are illustrated in A. Fisher, 'The Art of Enamelling on Metal', The Studio, vol. 23, July 1901, pp. 88-89.

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