A Liberty Sterling Silver four piece Tea Service &  Tray
A Liberty Sterling Silver four piece Tea Service &  Tray

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Liberty Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea Service & Tray made in 1909-37

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A beautiful Liberty sterling silver four-piece tea service of plain bellied form. There is a matching tray of oblong form.

Date 1909 - 1937
Made By Liberty & Co
Location Birmingham
Stock Number W17x20

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W17x20
Date:
1909 - 1937
Maker: Liberty & Co
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Description

A beautiful Liberty sterling silver four-piece tea service of plain bellied form.

The items in the service have a spot hammered surface.

The tea and hot water pots have hinged covers and domed centres, wood knop finials and scroll handles.

There is a matching tray of oblong form.

The tea and hot water pots are dated 1937; jug 1929; sugar 1934 and tray 1919.

Dimensions: height (of teapot) 16.5 cm, height (of hot water pot) 19.8 cm, height (of cream jug) 11.5 cm, height (of sugar) 6.3 cm, tray exterior 37.5 x 19.8 cm, tray interior 30.5 x 16.5 cm

The tea set can be sold separately from the tray, but it would a pity to break up the set.

Tea set £2,500

Tray £1,250

Total £3,750

Maker
Liberty & Co

The founder of Liberty & Co Ltd. was a man called Arthur Lasenby Liberty. With a GBP £2,000.00 loan from his future father-in-law, Liberty bought the lease for half a shop – 218a Regent Street, in London’s emergent West End.

The shop opened in 1875 and steadily grew into a showcase for worldly, cultured goods. The company became synonymous with avant-garde and exotic design – with an emphasis on the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts movements.

During the 1890s, Liberty built strong relationships with many British designers. A few of these designers specialised in silver, including the Birmingham silversmith, William Hassler, and the renowned silversmith, Archibald Knox. They practiced the artistic styles known as Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts. In time, the company became associated with these new styles, to the extent that in Italy, the Art Nouveau Style became known as the “Stile Liberty”.

The Arts and Crafts movement (inspired by the art critic John Ruskin and popularised by the designer and socialist William Morris) aimed to re-introduce excellent quality hand craftsmanship to the decorative arts of the time, instead of just making mass-produced items by machine. However, this sort of silverware proved to be quite expensive to make, therefore Liberty decided to introduce a range of more affordable silver that utilised little machine production in its manufacture, and thus Cymric was born in 1899.

The designs were an Art Nouveau interpretation of the Celtic style, and often featured enamelled ornamentation. It was a huge success, as it tapped into the middle-class demand for metalwork and silver in the Arts and Crafts style, which had become very fashionable.

Delivery Details

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Import restrictions are applicable to some destinations, especially the import of products containing materials such as ivory and tortoiseshell. We cannot accept orders requiring shipment to any countries which implement such controls.

All items are checked and photographed prior to packaging, and we aim to dispatch 1-3 days after receiving cleared payment.

Delivery Charges:
For the UK £15.00
For Europe £30.00
For the rest of World £50.00
The charges are subject to change

About William Walter Antiques

At the heart of William Walter Antiques is our dedication to providing our customers with beautiful silver of supreme quality, which celebrates all that is precious about sterling silver. Customer service also being paramount, our long-standing, devoted staff team go above and beyond the call of duty for all our clients. We believe it is this combination of passion and commitment that has kept our customers with us for many years.

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