It was listed by Kendall House Antiques Ltd.. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated these Arts and Crafts Silver Candlesticks to the 1910s.
Height 11cm
His work today is highly collectable, and is not always signed, hence many pieces often and mistakenly are attributed to this great firm.
"A piece of silverwork, to be really interesting, must be endued with a Spirit of Art." A. E. Jones 1906”
Notes: Albert Edward Jones (1870-1954) was born into a family with a long tradition of craftsmanship, dating back to 1780. A. E. Jones’ formal training took place at the Birmingham School of Art, and there he was trained under an Edward R. Taylor.
It was here that he came to meet and work with a selection of purveyors of the Arts and Crafts Movement such as Arthur Dixon, Bernard Cuzner and Arthur Gaskin. Jones was also a member of the Guildsman of the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft for a time, and here was further influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement.
In 1902 he started his business in Windmill Street and then acquired the firm of Jason and Birkett. and its famous trade mark of St. Dunstan. A.E. Jones died in 1954 and the firm was managed by his wife, Adeline Nellie, until 1958 when his son Kennet Crisp Jones took over the business. Later the firm purchased Townshend Ltd and Lanson Ltd.
Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated these Arts and Crafts Silver Candlesticks to the 1910s.
Kendall house antiques a traditional shop in the north cotswold’s market town of chipping campden.
You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Kendall House Antiques Ltd. Profile Page
A Fine Pair of A.e.jones Arts & Crafts Silver Candlesticks
