A silver Arts & Crafts clock designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co, circular face with red enamelled hands and enamelled in blue/green 'festina lente', meaning 'make haste slowly'.
Birmingham 1903.
Stamped Cymric.
Movement stamped France.
Height 25cm.
Photograph and description courtesy of Kingham and Orme Auctioneers.
AN ENAMELED SILVER CLOCK
Archibald Knox, for Liberty & Co., 1903
the enamelled clock face letters spelling FESTINA LENTE (Make haste slowly)
10in. (25.4cm.) high
stamped with mark for Liberty & Co., hallmark for Birmingham, English silver standard mark, date letter d and CYMRIC beneath base.
Photograph and description courtesy of Christie’s.
This is model no. 5075.
