Liberty Cymric belt buckle designed by Archibald Knox
Date made: 1902-1905
Artist: Knox, Archibald
Description: A belt buckle designed by Archibald Knox for the 'Cymric' silver range at Liberty & Co. of London.
Measurements: overall: 6 x 4.1 x .5 cm
Photograph and description courtesy of Manx National Heritage via the link at imuseum.im.
A rare silver buckle designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co’s Cymric range. It appears in Dr Stephen Martin’s book “Archibald Knox”, second edition, page 270.
Maker: Liberty & Co
Designer: Archibald Knox
Date: 1902
Marks: L & Co, Birmingham, date letter “c”, Cymric
Material: Sterling silver
Size: 6 cm long
Weight : 27 grams, 1.0 oz
Photograph and description courtesy of The Peartree Collection.
Archibald Knox (British 1864-1933) for Liberty & Co, a ‘Cymric’ silver buckle with inset enamel, Mark of Liberty & Co, ‘Cymric’, Birmingham hallmarks 1901, Fashioned in one piece and inset with two enamelled leaf motifs and embellished with openwork sinuous tendrils, with a hammered finish, 6.1 cm high, 4 cm wide
Literature: Stephen A. Martin (Editor), ‘Archibald Knox’, Academy Editions 1995, p.118 (similar shaped buckle illustrated but without the enamel leaf motifs)
Photograph and description courtesy of Rosebery’s Fine Art Auctioneers.
A rare silver and enamel buckle designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co’s Cymric range. It appears in Dr Stephen Martin’s book “Archibald Knox”, second edition, page 270. This variant has two enamel “tears” to the front in green and yellow. In excellent original condition.
Maker: Liberty & Co
Designer: Archibald Knox
Date: 1901
Marks: L & Co, Birmingham, date letter “b”, Cymric
Material: Sterling silver, enamel
Size: 6 cm long
Weight : 23 grams, 0.8 oz
Photograph and description courtesy of The Peartree Collection.
