Hand Bellows made to the design of Archibald Knox
Date made: early 20th century
Artist: Knox, Archibald
Description: A pair of hand-carved wooden bellows with interlace carvings made to the design of Archibald Knox.
Measurements: Whole: 46 x 17 x 5.5 cm
Photograph and description courtesy of Manx National Heritage via the link at imuseum.im.
A longer handled version of the 'Otley' bellows, (usually found with carved oak Celtic ornament, as advertised in the Liberty & Co. Yuletide Gifts 1907, p79), but with repousse copper front in the same design, fixed to oak with large copper-headed nails, and with hammer-textured copper casing to the handles.
Length : 78 cm X 24 cm (34.5" X 9.5")
Photograph and description courtesy of Amanda Harris.
A pair of Liberty & Co Otley oak fire bellows designed by Archibald Knox, the heart shaped panels and stem carved with Celtic knot motif, 76cm. long
Literature:
Daryl Bennett Liberty's Furniture 1875-1915 The Birth of Modern Interior Design, ACC books, page 224 plate 6.26 this design illustrated in a Yuletides catalogue, 1907.
Photograph and description courtesy of Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers
