Arts & Crafts, Liberty & Knox

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…

Oval Framed Enamelled Galleon

A very lovely Arts & Crafts enamelled plaque on silver of a galleon at sea.   With a full sail and long white flag streaming in the wind, the ship can be seen making strong…

Benham & Froud Lidded Brass Jug

This should probably be listed in our Metalware category but is so Arts & Crafts in style that here it is. Made by the London metalworkers Benham and Froud, this triangular shaped jug depicts, on…

Vase attr. to John Williams

Two handled copper vase with a design of fish that is unsigned but attributed to the influential craftsman John Williams.  There are a pair of fish on each side of the vase, depicted swimmimg among…

John Pearson Box

Long rectangular copper covered wooden box with a hinged lid by John Pearson dated 1900. With a stylised spray of leaves on the lid and flowers on the front face, the sides and back are…

Art Nouveau Photo Frame

Arts & Crafts patinated brass photograph frame with a shaped outline, a circular aperture and an Art Nouveau inspired design of flowers, thistles and hearts. Embellished at the top with a centrally placed Ruskin type…

Cymric Silver Vase by Archibald Knox

Cymric silver vase designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co, London. With four applied handles placed in opposite pairs, each pair at a slightly different height to the other.  Flaring out at the base…

Art Nouveau Oval Tray

Stylish drinks tray with a scalloped edge and an abstract Art Nouveau design of intertwined tendrils and heart shapes against a finely hammered background. Unmarked, as so many of these old copper objects are, but…

Copper, Brass and Enamel Casket

Stylish Arts & Crafts copper and brass box with a colourful enamel roundel at both front and back. Brass is wrapped around each corner and riveted to the casket, extending to form the flared feet. Further…

Liberty Pewter and Enamel Dish

Polished pewter twin-handled dish with a richly coloured blue and green enamel base to the central well. Made for and sold by Liberty & Co of London in the early 1900’s. The top edge of…

Large Copper Charger

Impressively large patinated copper charger with a stylised writhing sea fish in the centre, enclosed in a circular spine-like border. Eight further fish follow each other around the rim. The strong design along with excellent…

Keswick School Brass Planter

Circular brass and copper planter from the Keswick School of Industrial Arts dating from 1897, showing on the underside the mark commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee of that year. Standing on four copper feet, the…