A Liberty & Co Cymric silver belt buckle designed by Oliver Baker

A Liberty & Co Cymric silver belt buckle designed by Oliver Baker, cast scrolling foliate form with hammered finish, set with three turquoise matrix stones, stamped marks, L & Co, Cymric Birmingham 1900, 9cm. wide.

Literature

Victor Arwas Art Nouveau in Britain From Mackintosh to Liberty, Papadakis, page 96 this example illustrated.

Alan Crawford By Hammer and Hand The Arts and Crafts Movement in Birmingham, Birmingham Museums, 1984, page 111 plate 90 for a comparable example.

Provenance

Victor Arwas

The Art Nouveau Buckle with Arts and Crafts Christie's South Kensington, 27th November 2007 lot 109 (part).

A private collection of Guild of Handicraft silver and jewellery.