A Silver Vase and cover

BY H.G. MURPHY, LONDON, 1931

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A Silver Vase and cover
By H.G. Murphy, London, 1931
Domed cover with tall ribbed finial surmounted with a chrysoprase, slender body with stylised swags, above waisted foot with ropework border, the whole broadly hammered
7¾in. (19.8cm.) high
Maker's mark

Lot Essay

H.G. Murphy was trained by Henry Wilson at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London. He set up his own workshop in 1913, where he executed not only his own designs but also those of Eric Gill and R.M.Y. Gleadowe.

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