A Kate Harris art nouveau silver string box
Price: £750
For sale is this William Hutton & Sons silver string box designed by Kate Harris. The lid of the box has a classic Harris image although not one I have previusly seen. It is of an angel with girl’s head, seemingly blowing air. The body of the box is a well known harris design with Registered Design mark 322249. In good condition and a good gauge of silver. It may at one time have had a glass liner.
Maker: William Hutton & Sons
Designer: Kate Harris
Date: 1903
Marks: WH&Sns, London, “h”, lid marked
Material: Sterling silver
Condition: Very good.
Size: 7 cm high, diameter 9 cm
Weight: 7.1 oz, 200 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”.
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