Silver

A signed Kate Harris art nouveau silver box

Price: Sold

For sale is this really beautiful William Hutton sterling silver box signed by Kate Harris, “K. Harris, Sculpt”.  The lid of the box is embossed with her classic maiden head design holding a mirror.  This is a near identical example to the box I previously sold see item A381 in the archive.  Almost certainly these signed pieces are exhibition pieces, conceivably for the Paris 1900 Exhibition where Kate Harris’ designs received a commendation by the French judges.

The box is in very good condition with just a slight loss of definition to be expected in a piece of this age.

Maker: William Hutton & Sons

Designer:  Kate Harris

Date: 1899

Marks: WH&S, London, “d”, signed

Material: Sterling silver

Condition: Very good

Size: 8.5 cm max length, height 6cm

Weight: 5.8 oz, 164 grams

SKU: A749-1 Category:

Description

Kate Harris was employed the London studio of William Hutton & Sons to produce artistic silver from 1899 to c 1905.    See Dr Stephen Pudney’s articles on Kate Harris in the Decorative Arts Society Journal Vol 22 “A marriage of art and commerce: Kate Harris and the arts and crafts silverware of William Hutton & Sons” and 2015 Volume 39 “The mystery woman of English art nouveau”.

Additional information

Period

Art nouveau, Arts and crafts

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