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 four turquoise matrix cabochon, stamped marks, L & Co, Birmingham 1906, 10.5cm. wide.

Literature

Victor Arwas Art Nouveau in Britain From Mackintosh to Liberty, Papadakis, page 96 for a comparable 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 Handicrafts silver and jewellery.