Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., London A "Tudric" Pewter Bowl, Butter Dish, and Spoon, England
Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., London A "Tudric" Pewter Bowl, Butter Dish, and Spoon, England, circa 1902-1905
Pewter, James Powell & Sons glass liners
A handled pewter bowl with original green glass liner, marked to base: "Tudric, 0320"
An open butter dish with three lug handles and original green glass liner, with accompanying spoon, the dish marked to base: "Tudric 0162"
(H: 3 15/16 in., W: 10, D: 8 1/4 in. (bowl); H: 1 1/2, W: 5 5/8, D: 5 5/8 in. (butter dish))
Qty: (3)
Provenance
Property from the Personal Collection of Vladimir Kagan
Note
The Kagan family collection of Art Nouveau metalware, including works in the present lot, was originally displayed in a Kagan-designed vitrine in the living room of their Park Avenue apartment.
Literature
Stephen A. Martin, ed. Archibald Knox, Academy Editions, 1995, p. 97 (butter dish model illustrated)
Adrian J. Tilbrook, The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co, Richard Dennis, 2000, p. 115 (bowl model illustrated)
Very good overall; the large bowl with overall light to moderate scuffs, scatches, and wear commensurate with age and use; a few deeper scratches to the underside of the base; the glass liner free of chips and cracks, with light to moderate surface scratches; the butter dish is similar condition, with a few small (1/8 in. or under) chips to the interior of the rim of the liner; spoon with similar wear, handle slightly bent.
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Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., London A "Tudric" Pewter Bowl, Butter Dish, and Spoon, England, circa 1902-1905
Pewter, James Powell & Sons glass liners
A handled pewter bowl with original green glass liner, marked to base: "Tudric, 0320"
An open butter dish with three lug handles and original green glass liner, with accompanying spoon, the dish marked to base: "Tudric 0162"
(H: 3 15/16 in., W: 10, D: 8 1/4 in. (bowl); H: 1 1/2, W: 5 5/8, D: 5 5/8 in. (butter dish))
Qty: (3)
Provenance
Property from the Personal Collection of Vladimir Kagan
Note
The Kagan family collection of Art Nouveau metalware, including works in the present lot, was originally displayed in a Kagan-designed vitrine in the living room of their Park Avenue apartment.
Literature
Stephen A. Martin, ed. Archibald Knox, Academy Editions, 1995, p. 97 (butter dish model illustrated)
Adrian J. Tilbrook, The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co, Richard Dennis, 2000, p. 115 (bowl model illustrated)
Very good overall; the large bowl with overall light to moderate scuffs, scatches, and wear commensurate with age and use; a few deeper scratches to the underside of the base; the glass liner free of chips and cracks, with light to moderate surface scratches; the butter dish is similar condition, with a few small (1/8 in. or under) chips to the interior of the rim of the liner; spoon with similar wear, handle slightly bent.
