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A “Tudric” Pewter Liberty Clock designed by Archibald Knox

Model 0255

Height 23.5 cm

Literature:

- Stephen A Martin, Archibald Knox, Artmedia Press, 2nd edition, 2001, pages 65, 241 (top left).

- Adrian Tilbrook, The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., Richard Dennis, Somerset, 1995, page 108.

- Paul Carter Robinson, 20th Century Pewter: Art Nouveau to Modernism, 2012, page 119 (top right). Also an early Liberty sketch on page 121.

- Archibald Knox: Beauty and Modernity, a Designer Ahead of His Time, 150th Anniversary Exhibition Catalogue, Olympia, June 2014, The Archibald Knox Society, page 16.

Photograph courtesy of Professor Eli Talmor, London.

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Manufacturer   Liberty & Co.

Designer   Archibald Knox

Description   Rare polished pewter clock

Country of Manufacture   England

Date   c.1905

Marks   TUDRIC   0255

Size   23.5cms high

Other information   Ref: Archibald Knox by Stephen A. Martin. Pub. Artmedia Press, 2001, p.241 for similar example

Photograph and description courtesy of Titus Omega.

Clock model 0255

ARCHIBALD KNOX FOR LIBERTY & CO

'TUDRIC' MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1910

pewter and copper, the case of rectangular stepped tapering form embossed with stylised plant forms, stamped marks, no 0255

23cm high

Literature; Tilbrook, Adrian J., 'The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co.', pub. Ornament Press Ltd., 1976, figure 90

Picture and description courtesy of Lyon and Turnbull Auctioneers