Item number: 58297
An Arts & Crafts sterling silver tray,
Birmingham 1920 by Liberty & Co.
Elongated, square basic form, the narrow sides discreetly rounded convex and decorated in the middle with turquoise cabochons. The smooth mirror slightly deepened.
Decorative and sober work of modern looking elegance. The design is clearly related to the silver objects by Archibald Knox.
An identical tray by Liberty & Co. is illustrated in:
Duncker, Veena/Reinhard W. Sänger/Mienke Simon Thomas et al. (2003): A Personal Touch: Late 19th and 20th Century Silver from the Seawolf Collection, 01. Ed., Rotterdam, Netherlands: NAi Publishers & Museum Boijmans. P. 84.
37.7 cm / 14.84″ length, 20 cm / 7.87″ width; 546.4 g / 19.27 oz
