Pair of Candlesticks
1907-1908 (hallmarked)
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The designs for the Cymric range of silver and jewellery, were supplied by the Silver Studio which had offices in Brook Green, Hammersmith. Attributing individual designs to particular designers has been hampered by Liberty's policy of keeping their identity anonymous. Nonetheless, subsequent research over the years has identified the principal contributors. From the Silver Studio they included Rex Silver, the studio head after 1896, his brother Harry Silver, Harry Napper, John Illingworth Kay and most prominently of all, Archibald Knox (1864-1933), a gifted designer from the Isle of Man who started working for the Studio in 1898.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver with applied, enamel roundels. |
| Brief description | Silver with applied enamel roundels, Birmingham hallmarks for 1907-8, mark of Liberty & Co. |
| Physical description | Pair of candlesticks, silver with applied enamel roundels, tapering cylindrical stems, separate circular drip pans, circular bases slightly domed, each set with three enamel roundels (red and blue enamel) in an interlacing design. The roundels are a standard Liberty button design. |
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| Historical context | The design is similar to that of a candlestick forming part of a desk set shown in the Liberty & Co. Centenary Exhibition (V&A, 1975), cat no. D.103. |
| Summary | The designs for the Cymric range of silver and jewellery, were supplied by the Silver Studio which had offices in Brook Green, Hammersmith. Attributing individual designs to particular designers has been hampered by Liberty's policy of keeping their identity anonymous. Nonetheless, subsequent research over the years has identified the principal contributors. From the Silver Studio they included Rex Silver, the studio head after 1896, his brother Harry Silver, Harry Napper, John Illingworth Kay and most prominently of all, Archibald Knox (1864-1933), a gifted designer from the Isle of Man who started working for the Studio in 1898. |
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| Accession number | M.7-1979 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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