Three Piece Silver Tea Set Designed By Archibald Knox for Liberty 1905/06

Description

Heading : Three Piece Silver Tea Set – Archibald Knox for Liberty
Date : Teapot Hallmarked in 1905 For W H Haseler. Birmingham; milk jug and sugar bowl in 1906 for Liberty & Co. Birmingham
Period : Edwardian
Origin : Birmingham. England
Decoration : All three pieces (with separate teapot lid) made to a low profile. broad. flat and circular. with slender. looping handles; plain. undecorated bodies and integral foot to each.
Size :  Teapot height 12.5cm. length 20.5 base of handle to tip of spout
Condition : Excellent; no dings
Restoration : None
Weight :  482 grams in total (15.5 troy)

Note :  Although the elements of this set were made at two different sites. they were always intended to be sold as a set by Liberty & Co. having been designed by Archibald Knox; there is a near identical set held at the V&A museum which can be viewed on their website with the following accession number – Circ.169&A-1963