Object Description
For sale is this Charles Ashbee for the Guild of Handicraft silver mustard, set with agate (carnelian) stones to the base. A really beautiful rare piece that has that jewel like quality that Ashbee was so adept at creating. The mustard is in excellent condition with probable old repair to one foot and a new replacement liner. This mustard is fully hallmarked for London 1901
An image of this mustard appears in a catalogue of the Guild c 1901, Modern English Silverwork plate 27 and “Kunst und Handwerk”, Vol 58, issue 4, page 115, published in 1908 – see images.
Price: £4,950
Maker: Guild of Handicrafts Limited
Designer: Charles Ashbee
Date: c. 1901
Marks: GofH Ltd, London, f
Material: Sterling silver, agates
Condition: Excellent, replaced liner, old repair to one foot
Size: 10 cm high, 6.0 cm diameter across base
Weight: 2.4 oz, 67g (excl liner)