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offered for sale is this extremely rare and early example ofanart nouveau pewter biscuit box, this is one of the rarer biscuit boxes designed by knox,it came in two sizes, this being the larger and rarer,made during the secessionist jugendstil period of the early 1900\'s and easily recognisable as coming from the portfolio of designs by archibald knox,these designs formed the basis for the tudric & cymric ranges of art nouveau pewter & silver ware retailed by liberty & co,itis in a polished condition and as a resultthe bodyhas a mirror like finish as it had when first made over 100 years ago the wonderful stylised knox design is crisp and without loss of definition,the drop in lid removes easily to reveal an interior that is both clean and without corrosion or repair,it is fully marked to the basewith the design number 0491,the numbers have been reversed in error and should read 0194, it also carries the rare tudric herald mark,the number indicates that thispiece iscirca 1904,overall condition should be considered as superb.it is well over100 years oldand may have minor signs of age & usage.it measures 5.5\" square at the base and 5.5\" tall to the handle.
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please see our other sales where we have listed more german & english pewter from the decorative arts era including the celtic revival designs of archibald knox for the liberty & co tudric range plus designs from the jugendstil zinn genre of wmf & their sister company orivit and their rivals kayserzinn.
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