An early Keswick School silver dish or quaich
For sale is this early solid silver Keswick School of Industrial Art’s dish or quaich. It has a very good hand hammered patina with classic Keswick chased flower design to the two small handles. In excellent condition with crisp Birmingham marks for 1898. A really good example of the School’s early work.
Price: £665
Maker: Keswick School of Industrial Arts
Designer: Unknown
Date : 1898
Marks: KSIA, Birmingham, date letter “y”
Material: Sterling silver
Condition: Excellent
Size: 14.75 cm wide across handles, 2.0 cm high
Weight : 86 grams, 3.0 oz
Additional Information
See Ian Bruce “The Loving Eye and Skilful Hand” for further information on the KSIA and Dr S. Pudney, “The Keswick School of Industrial Art, An experiment in artistic philanphropy”, Silver Society Journal 2000.
| Price range | <£1,000 |
|---|---|
| Period | Arts and crafts |