A rare, large, Archibald Knox Liberty & Co Cymric silver spoon

Price range: £1,250

A rare and large Liberty Cymric spoon by Archibald Knox.  This spoon is normally seen in pewter (see page 130/1 of Simon Moore’s book “Artists’ spoons and related table cutlery”) but this is a fully hallmarked sterling silver version.  It is model 361, page 385, in the Liberty silver sketch book.  Dated 1903.  An example of this spoon will appear in Dr Steven Martin’s forthcoming third edition of his book “Archibald Knox”.

Maker: Liberty & Co

Designer: Archibald Knox

Date : 1903

Marks: L&Co, Birmingham, d

Material: Sterling silver

Condition: Excellent, highly polished

Size: 20cm

Weight : 60 grams, 2.1 oz total