A Kate Harris silver art nouveau flower box

Price: Sold

A Kate Harris silver box, made by William Hutton & Sons and fully assayed,  London 1900. The design is classic Harris with flower motif to the lid, architectural design, and complex front clasp, with copper rivet highlights to the lid. The box is in excellent original condition and a good gauge.  An identical box to this recently sold at Lyon and Turnbull.  See this link.

Kate Harris was employed by the London studio of William Hutton & Sons to produce artistic silver from 1899 to c 1905. Harris was one of the very few women, or British exhibitors, to win recognition at the 1900 Paris International Exhibition.

For more information on Kate Harris, see Professor Stephen Pudney’s articles on her 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 Vol 39 “Katie Harris: Mystery Woman of English Art Nouveau”.

Maker: William Hutton & Sons
Designer: Kate Harris
Date: 1900
Marks: WH&Sons/ WGC , London, “e”
Material: Sterling silver
Condition: Excellent
Size: 4.0 cm high, 10.5 cm diameter
Weight: 7.1 oz, 202 grams