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Arts & Crafts Silver Box + Cover with Landscape Enamel Plaque by the Guild of Handicrafts
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Arts & Crafts Silver Box + Cover with Landscape Enamel Plaque by the Guild of Handicrafts

1900 - 1920
Description

Arts & Crafts silver + landscape enamel box by C.F. Varley for the Guild of Handicrafts, London 1906 

Marks: marked to underside

Dimensions: Diameter top 4 ⅜ inches (11.25cms), diameter of bottom 3 ⅛ inches (8cms)

Condition: Excellent

Date of Manufacture

Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts has dated this Arts and Crafts Silver Box to the 1900s.

Physical Dimensions
Width
11.25cm (4.43")
Reference Numbers
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SA1236251
Dealers Internal Reference
gm5392
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Description
Arts & Crafts silver + landscape enamel box by C.F. Varley for the Guild of Handicrafts, London 1906 

Marks: marked to underside

Dimensions: Diameter top 4 ⅜ inches (11.25cms), diameter of bottom 3 ⅛ inches (8cms)

Condition: Excellent

Date of Manufacture

Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts has dated this Arts and Crafts Silver Box to the 1900s.

Width
11.25cm (4.43")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1236251
Dealers Internal Ref
gm5392
Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts
Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2020

Specialists in art nouveau, arts & crafts, art deco and c20th design

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A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border.
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Archive I A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border.

Arts & Crafts Silver Box + Cover with Landscape Enamel Plaque by the Guild of Handicrafts

Archive II A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border. View II
Archive III A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border. View III
Archive IV A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border. View IV
Archive V A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border. View V
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Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts

Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts
Telephone 07974 567 507 or 07956 909 707
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35 Hannay Lane
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N8 9QQ
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Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts
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A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border.
Arts & Crafts silver box + cover with landscape enamel plaque by the Guild of Handicrafts
Ref: SA1236251
A circular Arts and Crafts sterling silver box featuring a hand-painted enamel landscape plaque inset on the lid with a beaded silver border.
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  • ObjectTrinket Boxes
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleArts & Crafts
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Enamel
  • ColourSilver, Blue
  • MotifsEnamel landscape plaque, beaded border, circular silhouette
  • SizeW 11.25 cm (4 in)

This Arts and Crafts trinket box and cover dates from 1900. The piece takes a circular silhouette, formed in sterling silver with a bright polished finish and inset with an enamel landscape plaque on the lid. The design incorporates a beaded silver border framing the plaque, a horizontal turnover molding around the circumference of the lid, and hallmarks marked to the underside. The painted enamel plaque displays shades of blue, green, and white in a natural landscape scene. The item measures 11.25 cm wide. In a modern interior, this box serves as a decorative accessory placed upon a sideboard top. It holds small personal items within a domestic setting.

FAQs

Wipe silver surfaces gently using a soft, non-abrasive silver polishing cloth, taking care to avoid harsh chemical cleaners on the enamel plaque. Store in a low-humidity environment to minimise oxidisation and protect the vitreous enamel from sharp impacts.

Place the box on a dressing table, bedside table, or sideboard top as an accent piece. It functions as a decorative vessel for jewellery or small keepsakes while adding historical metalwork texture to modern surfaces.

Authentic items typically display official hallmarks indicating silver purity, town mark, date letter, and makers marks, such as GofH for the Guild of Handicraft. They also feature characteristic hand-worked construction details and hand-applied enamel artwork rather than modern machine stamping.

These items were predominantly fashioned from sterling silver or pewter and paired with vitreous enamel. Vitreous enamel involves fusing powdered glass to metal at high temperatures, creating durable, colourful artwork embedded into the lid or body.

The Arts and Crafts movement emerged in the late 19th century as a reaction against industrial mass production, prioritising traditional handcraftsmanship, visible hammer marks, and naturalistic motifs. Silverware from this era often integrates hand-painted vitreous enamel plaques depicting landscapes, flora, or fauna.
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