Solo Antiques has dated these Aesthetic Period Silver Salts to the 1890s.
Two matched silver spoons. The glass salt holders are leaf shaped shallow decorated glass bowls. Salts hallmarked Birmingham 1894 Thomas Lawrence and the spoons Charles Wilkes 1919. In original presentation box.
History
The Aesthetic Movement in Britain (1860 – 1900) aimed to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Industrial Age, by focusing instead on producing art that was beautiful rather than having a deeper meaning – 'Art for Art's sake'. The artists and designers in this 'cult of beauty' crafted some of the most sophisticated and sensuously beautiful artworks of the Western tradition and in the process remade the domestic world of the British middle-classes.
Thomas Lawrence was an English silversmith and manufacturer working in Birmingham during the late Georgian and early Victorian periods, known particularly for miniature silver items
Date Salts hallmarked Birmingham 1894 Thomas Lawrence and the spoons Charles Wilkes 1919. In original presentation box
Condition Excellent original condition
Dimensions Approx diameter of each salt 7 cm
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Solo Antiques has dated these Aesthetic Period Silver Salts to the 1890s.
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Aesthetic Period Silver Salts with Glass Liners and Matched Spoons
