Arts & Crafts, Liberty & Knox

John Pearson Galleon Bowl

Copper bowl or small charger hand made by John Pearson and showing the year 1898. Circular, with a raised edge and depicting a splendidly stylised galleon complete with a winged serpent on the mainsail.  Five…

Oval Copper Wall Plaque

Arts & Crafts oval copper wall plaque worked with a repoussé design of an assortment of fruit in a basket. The convex shape of the plaque throws the image forward very effectively, giving it much…

Brass Coal Scuttle

Very fine old brass coal scuttle complete with its original fitted shovel. Seated on a round base, the body is pleasingly shaped with a wide front opening and a rope patterned swing handle for carrying…

Hammered Silver Box

Rectangular evenly hammered silver box with simple but elegant lines made by William Comyns & Sons, then of Beak Street in London and hallmarked for 1903. With curved edges to the lid but otherwise ‘straight…

Copper Galleon Bookends

Pair of Arts & Crafts copper and ebonised wood bookends, each depicting a highly stylised galleon sailing on the high seas. Fully rigged and showing a rose motif on the largest central sail and a…

Copper Arts & Crafts Chamber Stick

Arts & Crafts in the true meaning of the term – if this great little chamber stick wasn’t made with simple tools by a traditional old craftsman in his small workshop, then ‘eggs is not…

Oval Pyrograph

Colourful and well executed wooden oval wall plaque depicting two galleons under sail on a choppy sea, surrounded by a rope pattern border. This method of burning the outline of the picture on to the…

Liberty Style Wooden Vases

Matching pair of turned and painted wooden vases – or possibly candlesticks – fashioned from Sycamore and decorated in typical Liberty style. Dating from the early 1900’s these are obviously hand made from start to…

Newlyn Copper Charger

Good sized and quite heavy guage Newlyn style copper charger depicting in the centre a galleon under full sail with the sun setting – or possibly rising – in a cloudy sky behind. The image…

Copper Stick/Umbrella Stand

Tall circular stick or umbrella stand fashioned from copper, with hammered detail and decorated with stylised tulips. A pair of steel handles formed in an elongated heart shape are riveted to the sides. This is…

Book Stand with Serpent

Arts & Crafts wood and brass bookstand adorned on the front with a writhing serpent, biting on its own tail. The Mahogany frame, complete with shaped base, is nicely made but very slightly warped with…

Copper Clad Box by John Pearson

Delightful little copper-clad cedarwood casket by the Arts & Crafts master craftsman John Pearson who, although he worked in Newlyn for a while, was in fact a Londoner. Measuring just a touch under 16 cm…

Brass Tray with Hand-Painted Minton Tile

Extremely pretty, and rather heavy, small twin-handled square tray with an ornate brass frame housing a beautifully painted tile attributed to Minton. The primrose yellow flowers stand out strongly against the green of the leaves…

Hand Painted Wooden Casket

Well made and delightfully decorated Arts & Crafts wooden casket raised on four ball feet. Fashioned from solid Sycamore, with inset panels hand painted in floral and foliate designs showing on all four sides.  The…

Arts & Crafts Double Inkwell

Stylish hand-wrought electroplated Arts & Crafts double inkstand made by Arthur John Seward of Birmingham, circa 1900. Rectangular in shape and on a spread base plate, with riveted edges and sloping at the front, back…

Framed Enamelled Plaque on Copper

Beautifully enamelled picture of a butterfly resting on a plant stem, surrounded by leaves and berries. Its wings are in electric shades of blue whilst the remainder is enamelled in greens and reds, all against…