Lot Essay
One of of four mentioned in Ramsden's workbooks as 'Queen's Fish Tray'; one was 'finished 10-2-34' (Christie's, London, 12 June 2007, lot 12) and three, including this one, were made on 27 April 1935.
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OMAR RAMSDENThe son of a Sheffield engraver, Omar Ramsden (1873-1939) spent his childhood in the United States, returning to attend classes at the Sheffield School of Art in 1890 where he met Alwyn Carr. Ramsden and Carr were business partners until 1914 when Carr enlisted in the Artists’ Rifles. The partnership was dissolved in 1919. Ramsden’s business flourished during the First World War and during the 1920s and 1930s, his Fulham workshops employing twenty assistants.
A GEORGE V ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE SILVER AND ENAMEL 'QUEEN'S FISH TRAY' DISH
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON 1934
Details
A GEORGE V ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE SILVER AND ENAMEL 'QUEEN'S FISH TRAY' DISH
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON 1934
Shaped circular, the central boss applied with a fish on a green enamel ground, engraved to underneath 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT', marked underneath
6 5⁄8 in. (16.8 cm.) diameter
8 oz. 6 dwt. (259 gr.) gross weight
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON 1934
Shaped circular, the central boss applied with a fish on a green enamel ground, engraved to underneath 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT', marked underneath
6 5⁄8 in. (16.8 cm.) diameter
8 oz. 6 dwt. (259 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Acquired from Hancocks & Son, London, June 2001.
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections
One of of four mentioned in Ramsden's workbooks as 'Queen's Fish Tray'; one was 'finished 10-2-34' (Christie's, London, 12 June 2007, lot 12) and three, including this one, were made on 27 April 1935.