Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is an elegant Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Spill Vase. The vase has an eight lobed base, weighted for stability, rising to a low knop from which the stem tapers upwards and outwards to an eight lobed fluted trumpet with a beaded rim.

The vase was made in London by noted silversmiths Horace Woodward & Co and dates to 1902. The firm was established around 1850 by George Cartwright and Joseph Hirons, with Horace Woodward joining as a partner in 1853. They were silversmiths and electroplaters, active in both Birmingham and London and were involved in the Great Exhibition (1851) and many other international fairs. In 1865 Woodward became the sole proprietor and the name of the firm was changed to Horace Woodward & Co. Woodward left the company in 1883 but it continued under his name until it was bought by Adie Brothers in 1919.

Condition is extremely good, with no dings or dents and just the superficial surface wear that you would expect after over 120 years of good service. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The vase stands 14cm / 5.5ins high and is 5.7cm / 2.2ins in diameter. It weighs in at 202.1g / 7.1oz, but this does of course include the weighting material in the base.

The hallmarks, on the side of the trumpet, are somewhat rubbed but can still be read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the leopard's head assay mark for London, the date letter g for 1902 and the distinctive quatrefoil H W & Co Ld makers' mark for Horace Woodward & Co Ltd. In addition there is a registered design number of 382558 on the bottom rim of the base, which dates the original design of the vase to 1901.

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