A Liberty & Co. silver belt buckle "The Planta" designed by Archibald Knox, cast and pierced with Art Nouveau foliate stems, stamped marks, London 1900, 10.5cm. wide.
Photograph and description courtesy of Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers.
ARCHIBALD KNOX
'The Planta' buckle, model no.188, 1906-7
Silver, enamel.
Length 11cm
Manufactured by Liberty & Co. Impressed L&Co. and Birmingham hallmarks.
Footnotes
Literature
Stephen A Martin, 'Archibald Knox', Artmedia Press, 2001, page 269.
Photograph and description courtesy of Bonhams.
ARCHIBALDKNOX
Art Nouveau Buckle
Silver & enamel
H 5.20cm (2.05 in) | W 10.70cm (4.21 in)
Origin British, 1903
Marks 'L & Co' 'Cymric'
Case Fitted Case
'The Planta' Liberty & Co silver & enamel waist clasp in two parts
Literature
Illustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, p. 116
Liberty Jewellery sketch book, p. 179, model number 188
Stephen A. Martin, Archibald Knox, London 2001, illustrated p. 269
Photograph and description courtesy of Tadema Gallery.
