Archibald Knox 1864–1933 Arts & Crafts Cymric picture frame

Caption Brief:

Liberty & Co.
Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1905
silver, enamel, leather backing, glass

5½ h × 4¾ w × 2 d in (14 × 12 × 5 cm)

Impressed maker's mark and English hallmarks to lower edge. 5.14 ozt. (gross weight).

Provenance: Collection of Joel and Carole Bernstein

Condition: Good condition. Surfaces with faint scuffing from age and use. Frame is lacking four small tacks along right and lower edge, which causes a small amount of lifting to silver front.

Literature: Archibald Knox, Martin, 1995, pg. 85 Art Nouveau, from Mackintosh to Liberty: The Birth of a Style, Arwas, pg. 100