A rare Liberty & Co Cymric silver footed bowl. Hallmarked London 1899. This is an early Archibald Knox design and the hallmark is the early Liberty & Co London “d” date. The bowl is Exhibit 6, in the May 1899 Liberty Cymric catalogue, named the Romany, and appears in the slightly later illustrated Cymric catalogue as shown in the images, number 1, page 59.
Maker: Liberty & Co
Designer: Archibald Knox
Date : 1899
Marks: Ly & Co Liberty mark, London, date latter “d”
Material: Sterling silver
Size: 6.5cm high, 11.0 cm diameter
Weight : 198 grams, 7.0oz
Photographs and description courtesy of The Peartree Collection.