1st Mar, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST

20th Century Design

 
  Lot 270
 

270

Liberty & Co, London and Charles Fleetwood Varley: An Arts & Crafts Silver and Enamel Box, Birmingham, 1914, quatrefoil shaped and with ribbon-tied reeded border, the hinged cover with enamel plaque painted with a landscape, the interior gilt, hallmarked Birmingham, 1914, maker's mark L&Co, the enamel plaque signed 'Varley'
65mm wide, gross weight 3oz 1dwt, 95gr

Provenance:
The Lion Collection.

Sold for £700
Estimated at £400 - £600


 

Fully marked on bezel and further part marked on cover. The marks are generally clear. The enamel signed 'VARLEY'. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There is a very small crack to the top right hand corner of the enamel plaque. There is some visible solder below the enamel plaque on the cover, this is probably constructional rather than a repair.

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Auction: 20th Century Design, 1st Mar, 2025

A group of important pieces of Arts and Crafts Silver from the Lion Collection will be on offer in the sale. The Lion Collection was carefully curated by John L. Davis, and comprises fine pieces by some of the greatest makers and designers working in the first half of the 20th century such as Archibald Knox for Liberty, Henry George Murphy, Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, along with rare examples by the Keswick School of Industrial Arts.

The sale will also offer part of the Dr Eileen Cobb Collection, including a colourful selection of decorative pottery cats including and example by Gallé and finely made 20th century furniture. 

Another good offering of Mouseman furniture and furnishings includes two 1930s pieces made for Ronald and Lillian Crossley's Arts and Crafts house 'Tudor Croft' in Guisborough. 

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