MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1930

Details

A GEORGE V SILVER BOWL
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1930
Of lobed circular section, each lobe applied with a rib, supported on four scroll feet, with a hammered finish, marked under base and engraved 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT'
10¾ in. (27.4 cm.) diameter
59 oz. (1,826 gr.)

Literature

Eric Turner and Lynn Springer Roberts, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From the Campbell Collection, David A. Hanks & Associates, New York, 1992, p. 59

Exhibited

Chicago, Montreal, Nashville, Williamstown, and Toronto, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From The Campbell Collection, no. 37

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Recorded in the Ramsden workbooks as 'Water Lily Bowl no. 1387. The existence of the drawing for another bowl of the same design numbered as '5954', illustrated here, shows that this was a form popular with Ramsden and his clients.

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