A decorative silver-toned, nearly cylindrical metal bowl with an enameled ribbon encircling it at the top and at the base in green, purple, and blue. It is raised on legs and sports multiple handles, two seen from the front. Etched lettering on the front says "Presented to Cecil C. Blogg Esqu. by some of his friends at Lloyd's December 1910." The etching is flanked by two faceted blue-green gemstones.

Rose Bowl

1902

England

This bowl, which would have functioned as a centerpiece, is arguably the most important work designed by the Arts and Crafts artist Archibald Knox. Produced for the fashionable and innovative London department store Liberty and Company, the rose bowl incorporates Celtic motifs characteristic of Knox’s work and inspired by his childhood on the Isle of Man. Knox designed over 400 individual works—including clocks, biscuit tins, and tea sets—for Liberty’s Tudric (pewter) and Cymric (silver hollowware and jewelry) lines. The only example produced, this rose bowl, part of Knox’s Cymric line, represents the height of his achievement in silver. Early in his career, Knox trained under the designer Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, at one time a fellow resident of the Isle of Man, and worked for Christopher Dresser.

Silver, enamel, and turquoise

Applied Arts of Europe

Silver/Metalwork