Serpentine Antiques has dated this piece to the 1960s.
A. E. Jones, is a very well known and collectable maker of the Arts and Crafts period.
He was born in 1878 and died in 1954. He came from a family of silversmiths. He trained at the Birmingham Central School of Arts, and became known as a developer and innovator . He was a Guildsman at the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft where he was influenced and inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement. He went out on his own in 1902, and quickly became successful and attracted other talented artists and craftsmen to his workshop, all inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. His silver was hand made, often also incorporating Ruskin pottery in the designs. In 1958 after his father's death, his son Kenneth Crisp Jones,(also trained at the Central School of Art Birmingham) took over the family business, continuing the firms great innovation in design and expression developed in the Arts and Crafts movement.
Size-4 inches long (nose to tail) by 3 inches high by 1.25 inches deep.
Weight-220 grams.
This is a wonderful animal model, with heavy weight, by a renowned maker. It is perfect for a spaniel owner, or the collector of animal models. It would look great on any desk or table as well.
In very good condition.
Serpentine Antiques has dated this piece to the 1960s.
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Superb Cast Solid Silver Model of a Spaniel Dog by the Famous Maker A. E. Jones.
