Charles Robert Ashbee 1863–1942 Arts & Crafts biscuit box with peace doves
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Guild of Handicraft
London, United Kingdom, 1904
silver, enamel
7¾ h × 9⅜ w × 5¾ d in (20 × 24 × 15 cm)
Box features a cover inset with a polychrome enamel panel depicting doves with olive branches, and two angular strap handles each set with a blue enamel cabochon at the upper terminal and applied with a scallop-shell bracket where they meet the body. Impressed maker's mark and English hallmarks to rim. Engraved heraldic crest of a recumbent stag to body above the motto 'Pro Deo Rege et Patria'. 34.597 ozt. (gross weight).
Provenance: Collection of Joel and Carole Bernstein
Condition: Very good condition. Surfaces with a few faint scratches in keeping with handling over time. Finial has a very slight amount of compression visible at certain angles.
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Caption Brief:
Guild of Handicraft
London, United Kingdom, 1904
silver, enamel
7¾ h × 9⅜ w × 5¾ d in (20 × 24 × 15 cm)
Box features a cover inset with a polychrome enamel panel depicting doves with olive branches, and two angular strap handles each set with a blue enamel cabochon at the upper terminal and applied with a scallop-shell bracket where they meet the body. Impressed maker's mark and English hallmarks to rim. Engraved heraldic crest of a recumbent stag to body above the motto 'Pro Deo Rege et Patria'. 34.597 ozt. (gross weight).
Provenance: Collection of Joel and Carole Bernstein
Condition: Very good condition. Surfaces with a few faint scratches in keeping with handling over time. Finial has a very slight amount of compression visible at certain angles.
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