A VICTORIAN SILVER SCENT FLASK, by Sampson Mordan II
A VICTORIAN SILVER SCENT FLASK, by Sampson Mordan II, London 1884, of tapering cylindrical form, engraved with children in rustic landscape setting, in the style of Kate Greenaway. 14cm long, 1.1 troy ounces Kate Greenaway (or Catherine Greenaway) (1846-1901) was a Victorian children’s book illustrator and writer. Daughter of a successful draftsman and wood engraver, she studied graphic design and art between 1858 and 1869. Her first book “Under the Window” was an instant best seller and brought her immediate fame and was followed by numerous highly successful publications. At the same time as her writing career, she excelled as a watercolourist, working with illustrators Walter Crane and Randolph Caldecott. Her distinctive old fashioned style depicting children and young ladies dressed in early 19th Century costume in quaint settings, a style of grace and charm that transformed the children’s book market, her talent described by Walter Crane as “captivating the public in a remarkable way”.
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A VICTORIAN SILVER SCENT FLASK, by Sampson Mordan II, London 1884, of tapering cylindrical form, engraved with children in rustic landscape setting, in the style of Kate Greenaway. 14cm long, 1.1 troy ounces Kate Greenaway (or Catherine Greenaway) (1846-1901) was a Victorian children’s book illustrator and writer. Daughter of a successful draftsman and wood engraver, she studied graphic design and art between 1858 and 1869. Her first book “Under the Window” was an instant best seller and brought her immediate fame and was followed by numerous highly successful publications. At the same time as her writing career, she excelled as a watercolourist, working with illustrators Walter Crane and Randolph Caldecott. Her distinctive old fashioned style depicting children and young ladies dressed in early 19th Century costume in quaint settings, a style of grace and charm that transformed the children’s book market, her talent described by Walter Crane as “captivating the public in a remarkable way”.
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