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Reference: S11300
Period: George V
Year: 1927
Silversmith: Liberty and Co.
Place: Birmingham
Price: $ 640.00
Weight: 103 grams
Dimensions: 12.7 cm
Condition: Excellent, perfectly preserved in original box. Box also good condition, full working order.
Description: A set of 6 Liberty & Co. silver cakeforks, in the Medea pattern, and perfectly preserved in their original Liberty silk lined box. The Medea patten features 3 embossed seed pods in Art Nouveau elongated manner, originally designed by Archibald Knox in 1899, it became Liberty's most popular pattern. The forks have 2 tines, with a fatter tine for cutting cake, they are great quality, and a pleasure to hold and use. All 6 forks are clearly hallmarked, with the Liberty and Co triple diamond makers mark. The original silk lined box is in perfect working order, it reads "Liberty London - Paris By Special Appointment", between 2 crowned Royal flags. The Medea pattern was first featured as part of the first Cymric range in the Liberty catalogue of 1899, as one of a set of 6 spoons (along with Adela, Sabra, Sarepta, Egbert and Decos) ("Artists Spoons" by Simon Moore, pages 70-91, a book we highly recommend). Originally described as an "embossed floral handle", it is thought they represent tulip buds or seed pods. The Medea pattern is found in 3 variants, this one, a rarer earlier version with cut out sides, and lastly with different coloured enamels.
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Medea Pattern Liberty silver
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Liberty & Co. Sterling Silver Cake Forks (Set of 6) - Medea Pattern
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Medea Pattern Liberty silver forks
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Liberty & Co Birmingham 1927 silver hallmarks
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Liberty & Co. Sterling Silver Cake Forks original box
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