Arts and Crafts copper box by John Pearson. Hand hammered and planished with a design of a radiant Sun in a central, raised roundel. The front and sides also decorated with faux rivets . The inside is lined with wood . Signed to the back JPJohn Pearson (Lambeth 1859 – Canvey Island 1930) (fl. 1885 - 1910) was a master craftsman of the Newlyn School and Guild of Handicrafts. He worked in copper and his style is described as arts and crafts / Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). Together with Charles Robert Ashbee, he was a founding member of the Guild of Handicraft at Whitechapel, London in 1888. John Pearson was dismissed from the Guild of Handicraft in 1892 and made his way to Newlyn, Cornwall where he worked in the recently established industrial school.Pearson was greatly influenced by William De Morgan (1839–1917) and there is some evidence that he worked in some capacity at De Morgan''s workshop decorating tiles and pottery and making associated metalwork, for example...