A Kate Harris art nouveau silver box
Price: Sold
For sale is this really beautiful Goldsmiths and Silversmiths sterling silver box by Kate Harris. The lid of the box is embossed with her classic maiden head design together with applied mistletoe leaves, also to her design. I have not seen this style of box before. It is an exceptional heavy gauge of silver.
Maker: Goldsmiths and Silvermiths (William Hutton & Sons)
Designer: Kate Harris
Date: 1901
Marks: G&S, London, “f”, lid marked
Material: Sterling silver
Condition: Very good. Makers marks slightly rubbed
Size: 7.25 cm square, 6cm high
Weight: 7.3 oz, 208 grams
Additional Information
Kate Harris was employed the London studio of William Hutton & Sons to produce artistic silver from 1899 to c 1905. Her work is often hallmarked for Goldsmiths and Silversmiths who were retailers as well as manufacturers. See Dr Stephen Pudney’s articles on Kate Harris in the Decorative Arts Society Journal Vol 22 “A marriage of art and commerce: Kate Harris and the arts and crafts silverware of William Hutton & Sons” and 2015 Volume 39 “The mystery woman of English art nouveau”.
| Period | Art nouveau, Arts and crafts |
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