Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31 Oct 2023
By Omar Ramsden, an Arts and Crafts silver-gilt tazza,
By Omar Ramsden, an Arts and Crafts silver-gilt tazza,
London 1928, also engraved 'Omar Ramsden Me Fecit',
circular tapering form, spot-hammered decoration, the border with ball motifs, on a raised circular stem with hanging bunches of grapes, on a raised castellated circular foot, inscribed ' A.D 1928 OMAR RAMSDEN WROUGHT ME AS A TOKEN OF THE ESTEEM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE IMPERIAL INDUSTRIES CLUB FOR THE RT. HONBLE. BARON HAYTER OF CHISELHURST, FOR NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY THEIR HONOURED PRESIDENT', on a wooden base fitted with a silver, part-marked, tapering holder, total height on plinth diameter 31.5cm, height 25cm, approx. weight 72oz.
Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Silver Sale, 26 October 2016, lot 1021.