Details
A PAIR OF SILVER, IVORY AND GEM SET TAZZE
DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER OF THE ARTIFICER'S GUILD
AND EXECUTED BY DEREK ROSS
Unmarked, circa 1910
Each of circular form on spreading beaded base set with cabochon rock crystals and chased with Latin inscription Continet Hoc In se Nemus et Castrum Strivelinse, the three ivory spirally-fluted and gold studded supports nesting in a bed of entwined leaves and flowerheads set with garnet, moonstone and amethyst cabochons, issuing from three paua shell panels and centred by shaped triangular enamel panels painted in blue, yellow and red with cornucopia and ribbon ties, the supports headed with amethyst cabochons and gilt shells, the shallow bowl chased with a band of foliage and spiral flutes within corded borders, set with three moonstone and gem clusters, one stone deficient, some minor splits to ivory
9¼in. (23.5cm) high, 9½in. (24.1cm) diam (2)
DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER OF THE ARTIFICER'S GUILD
AND EXECUTED BY DEREK ROSS
Unmarked, circa 1910
Each of circular form on spreading beaded base set with cabochon rock crystals and chased with Latin inscription Continet Hoc In se Nemus et Castrum Strivelinse, the three ivory spirally-fluted and gold studded supports nesting in a bed of entwined leaves and flowerheads set with garnet, moonstone and amethyst cabochons, issuing from three paua shell panels and centred by shaped triangular enamel panels painted in blue, yellow and red with cornucopia and ribbon ties, the supports headed with amethyst cabochons and gilt shells, the shallow bowl chased with a band of foliage and spiral flutes within corded borders, set with three moonstone and gem clusters, one stone deficient, some minor splits to ivory
9¼in. (23.5cm) high, 9½in. (24.1cm) diam (2)
Literature
The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art, 1912, p.107, illustrated
A similar silver and gemset ciborium, with similar ivory stem by Edward Spencer with makers marks of the Artificer's Guild, 1913, lent from St. Bride's Church, Glasgow is illustrated in Victorian Church Art, Catalogue, No.34, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1971
A similar silver and gemset ciborium, with similar ivory stem by Edward Spencer with makers marks of the Artificer's Guild, 1913, lent from St. Bride's Church, Glasgow is illustrated in Victorian Church Art, Catalogue, No.34, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1971