Cymric photograph frame
Designer
Archibald Knox
(Manx, 1864 - 1933)
Manufacturer
W. H. Haseler, Ltd.
(English, 1901 - 1946)
Date1905-1906
MediumSilver, enamel, turquoise, glass, leather, and cardboard
DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 3/8 inches (21.91 × 13.97 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Neil Karbank
Object number2017.18.1
MarkingsHallmarks are located on the front proper right bottom edge include "l. & Co." in three conjoined diamonds (registered in 1899-1927), upright anchor (Birmingham assay office mark), assay mark (Lion Passant (.925 purity),"f" (date letter for 1905), and “CYMRIC” in a rectangle.
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DescriptionThe object is a rectangular-shaped, thin sheet of silver backed with a piece of cardboard. The silver has an opening where a photograph or print would have been framed. The frame is decorated with Celtic-inspired designs along the long sides and below the window. Ten small turquoise cabochons are spaced around the perimeter of the frame and one turquoise cabochon is located on the bottom of the image window. Just below the frame’s opening are two rectangular-shaped blue enamels, set at each corner. The back of the cardboard frame and the piece that supports the frame are covered with a gold colored leather.ProvenanceMary Smart (d. 2016) and Joe Weller, Lewisham, Sydney, Australia until 2016;
Sold An Important Collection Of Moorcroft Pottery From The Estate Of Mary Smart, Shapiro, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, June 21, 2016, lot 152;
With H. Blairman & Sons Ltd., London, by 2016;
Purchased from H. Blairman & Sons Ltd., by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2017.
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