Arts and Crafts Metalwork and Applied Art

An Arts and Crafts Newlyn School copper oval gallery tray, the central plain reserve within a hammered surround and a border of stylized fish, shells and scrolls, the raised border with pierced lines and handles, bearing stamped 'Newlyn' mark, length approx 58cm, together with a mahogany stand.

A similar graduated pair of Arts and Crafts copper water jugs by W.A.S. Benson, each fitted with a hinged lid and an applied brass loop handle, the interiors lined in white enamel, the larger example bearing 'Bensons Patent' mark , heights approx 24cm and 19.5cm.

A pair of Arts and Crafts pewter candlesticks, each circular sconce above a slightly swollen stem and a punch decorated knop, raised on spreading circular bases, height approx 23cm.

An Arts and Crafts patinated copper rectangular box by John Pearson, dated 1903, the hinged lid decorated with a stylized swan within a border of scrolls and leaves, the front with four stylized flowers flanking the scrollwork clasp, the reverse bearing initials 'J.P' and '1903', height approx 13.5cm, width approx 39cm.

A Liberty & Co 'Tudric' pewter vase, designed by David Veasey, the squat body and tapered cylindrical neck cast with stylized entwined rose stems and leaves, stamped 'Tudric 0763' to base, height approx 20.6cm (faults).

An Arts and Crafts copper oval tray by Hugh Wallis, the centre engraved with a stylized floral spray, the upturned rim with a ropetwist edge and applied angular handles, bearing 'HW' monogram, length approx 62cm.

An Arts and Crafts brass circular bowl by Hugh Wallis, the hammered body with an applied ropetwist rim, the spreading foot pierced with a band of leaves and berries, the underside bearing 'HW' monogram, height approx 17cm, diameter approx 32cm.

A Keswick School of Industrial Arts copper rectangular tray with a raised rim, decorated with a band of Tudor rose heads and scrolling leaves, bearing 'KSIA' stamp, approx 31cm x 21cm.

A rare pair of late Victorian Aesthetic period cast brass 'Sunflower' andirons, designed by Thomas Jeckyll, circa 1878-1884, manufactured by Barnard, Bishop & Barnard, the stylized flowerheads formed from dual layers of petals, raised on naturalistic stems, each issuing four leaves and buds, above a spherical knop, cast in relief with a band of sunflowers, raised on downswept shaped feet and a cast iron scrolling rear support, height approx 82cm, width approx 30cm, depth approx 55cm (some repairs). Note: these andirons are of significant importance and are icons of the Arts and Crafts movement. They are one of only a few known pairs to exist in brass. A similar pair in gilt bronze grace the Peacock Room, the dining room of the shipping magnate F.R. Leyland's London home, which Jeckyll designed and which was later overpainted and decorated by James McNeill Whistler. The room and all its contents were later transported to Washington D.C. and installed in the Freer Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution. The sunflower motif on these andirons was adapted from Jeckyll's design first used on the railings of the Japanese Pavilion at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. Produced by the Norwich manufacturing firm Barnard, Bishop & Barnard, these andirons proved to be quite popular and similar examples were used to furnish the library of textile manufacturer David L. Einstein and the Long Island residence of Samuel P. Hinkley. They were also displayed at the 1878 Paris Exposition. Illustrations of similar examples can be seen in the 1884 catalogue of Barnard, Bishop & Barnard and in 'Nineteenth-Century Design: From Pugin to Mackintosh' by C. Gere and M. Whiteway, London 1993, page 160, plate 198.

A Liberty & Co 'Tudric' pewter circular bowl, the flattened rim decorated with a stylized band, the centre with a Tudor rose, stamped 'English Pewter 01121' to base, diameter approx 12.5cm.

An Arts and Crafts pewter oval dish by Hugh Wallis with scrolling sides, bearing 'HW' monogram to base, length approx 19cm.

An Arts and Crafts copper hanging lantern, the circular top above a strapwork cage supporting a frosted glass shade, height approx 20cm, width approx 18cm.

A late 19th Century Arts and Crafts patinated copper circular charger, the centre with a blue enamelled Celtic style monogram, the raised border decorated with panels of vine leaves and grapes, diameter approx 41cm.

Two Arts and Crafts Dryad Lester copper water flagons, possibly designed by William A. Pick, each slightly swollen cylindrical body with a domed hinge lid and applied wicker-covered handles, both bearing manufacturer's stamp to underside and model numbers '296' and '385', height approx 27.5cm.

An early 20th Century Arts and Crafts pewter circular dish, the raised border worked with three birds' heads and wings issuing angular strapwork, diameter approx 27.3cm.

A late Victorian Arts and Crafts style brass kettle on heater stand, fitted with an ebonized wooden handle and an angular stand, fitted with a copper spirit heater, height approx 29cm.

An Arts and Crafts copper wall mounted letter rack, the rectangular backplate with two shallow supports and a deeper trough, all decorated with bands of Celtic knots, height approx 38cm, width approx 30cm.

An Arts and Crafts copper circular tray by Hugh Wallis, the centre with an engraved and silvered floral spray, the raised border with partially silvered ropetwist style edge, bearing 'H.W' monogram, diameter approx 36.5cm.

An Arts and Crafts copper oval tray by Hugh Wallis, the centre engraved with a galleon within a shaped reserve, the raised ropetwist style edge bearing remnants of silvering, bearing 'HW' monogram, length approx 43.5cm.