Lot 22
22
A silver and enamel 'Cymric' lidded box
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A silver and enamel 'Cymric' lidded box

THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO ARCHIBALD KNOX, MADE FOR LIBERTY & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1903

Details
A silver and enamel 'Cymric' lidded box
The design attributed to Archibald Knox, made for Liberty & Co., Birmingham, 1903
Cylindrical form, inset with four turquoise cabochons and decorated with enamelled entrelac motifs, flattened circular finial
3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
Stamped Liberty & Co. mark, CYMRIC, hallmarks for Birmingham, 1903 and numbered 5183
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Cf: The Liberty Style, exhibition catalogue, Japan, 1999, p. 131, no. 213 (comparable model illustrated)

Lots 22-34 are part of a collection of Liberty & Co. silver assembled over many years by an English gentleman. Another part of the collection is to be included in the Arts and Crafts sale at Christie's South Kensington on 14 May 2002.

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