A rare Birmingham Guild of Handicraft silver jewellery casket probably designed by Arthur Stansfield

A rare Birmingham Guild of Handicraft silver jewellery casket probably designed by Arthur Stansfield Dixon, rectangular with hinged cover and latch, decorated with strap and river design, the front of the casket set with two ruby glass cabochon and a keyhole, with traces of copper gilding, internally lined with cream velvet stamped marks BMGH Birmingham 1900, finely etched 336, 24.5cm wide, 10.5cm deep, 8.5cm. high

Literature

Birmingham Gold & Silver 1773-1973, City Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham, 28th July -16th September 1973, catalogue number F8 for a comparable casket (without the keyhole), set with amazon stones dated 1900, the casket is also illustrated in a Birmingham Guild of Handicraft catalogue with Tudor rose design and with a keyhole, available in silver for 280/ and copper 105.

Provenance

Property from the Estate of Roland Baker deceased.