Rare Henry George Murphy, Falcon Studio, mazer bowl and cove...

Hammer

£1,900

Rare Henry George Murphy, Falcon Studio, mazer bowl and cover, hallmarked London 1933, the turned wooden bowl lined with silver and with a hammered silver cover with incised line lappet details, the rim detailed with a stylised leaf collar, the whole raised on a flared circular foot, 11cm diameter, height 11cm.
NB: A similar example of this bowl resides in the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, dated 1935. For literature see Atterbury and Benjamin 'The Jewellery and Silver of H G Murphy' 2005. A similar example of this bowl was sold by Messrs Bonhams, London in 2017 for a premium inclusive price of £4000.

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Condition: Overall this piece is in very good condition. There are minor surface scratches to the inside of the bowl and the inside of the cover. The wood appears a little 'dry' and it would benefit from a light polish. No major issues.
There is an interesting point to note which is that the lid appears to have been made with the intention of it being able to have an opening for a spoon or being made solid. So at its edge there is an extremely neat arch of silver solder. It appears that once decided whether this would be a solid lid or a preserve jar lid, this modification was made and then the flange was attached as the solder does not exhibit through the flange, only the lid (see images). We feel it must be noted in the condition report but that it is not a condition issue per se, but rather a manifestation of the practicality of the Arts and Crafts Movement!