Art Nouveau repousse decorated silver box by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company

Description

Art Nouveau repousse decorated silver box by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company. Finely decorated and chased with a design of Iris flowers and leaves. Registered design number 370255 to the main body of the cylindrical box. Hallmarked Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company London 1904 and marked to the underside Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd 112 Regent St W. A beautiful piece of English Art Nouveau silver. Approx height 9 cm diameter 8 cm. Approx weight 5.3 ounces

History

The Arts and Crafts movement was an international movement in the decorative and fine arts that began in Britain and flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920. It stood for traditional craftsmanship using simple forms, and often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. The movement had an “extraordinary flowering” in Scotland where it was represented by the development of the ‘Glasgow Style’ which was based on the talent of the Glasgow School of Art. Structured more by a set of ideals than a prescriptive style, the Movement took its name from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, a group founded in London in 1887 that had as its first president the artist and book illustrator Walter Crane. The Society’s chief aim was to assert a new public relevance for the work of decorative artists (historically they had been given far less exposure than the work of painters and sculptors).

Date Hallmarked Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company London 1904

Condition Excellent original condition with very clear hallmarks.

Dimensions Approximate height 9cm diameter 8 cm

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