Category: Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts bookplates or ex libris. British. Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo, designer. Collections of the William Morris Gallery.

Part-finished design for bookplate with initials within a wreath motif. Possibly created for Herbert Percy Horne. Undated. British. Pencil and ink on tracing paper. Collections of and © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Fair use license. via https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/collection/artists-64/mackmurdo-arthur-heygate-1851-1942/initial/m/page/3/object/bookplate-design-for-hlph-a204viii
Design for a book plate for Arnold Dolmestsch that features a bird and lute motif. Dolmetsch was a French-born musician and instrument maker, and was a leading figure in the 20th-century revival of interest in early music. Undated. British. Pencil and ink. Collections of and © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Fair use license. via https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/collection/artists-64/mackmurdo-arthur-heygate-1851-1942/initial/m/page/3/object/bookplate-design-for-arnold-dolmetsch-a204xix
Bookplate design for William Thomas Holmes Spicer who was an ophthalmic surgeon. Undated but before 1935. British. Ink on paper. Collections of and © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Fair use license. via https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/collection/artists-64/mackmurdo-arthur-heygate-1851-1942/initial/m/page/3/object/bookplate-design-for-william-thomas-holmes-spicer-a204i

Images of a fantasy past from a little bit back. English. Joseph Edward Southall, artist. Living from 1861 to 1944, he is associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.

“Belgium Supported by Hope.” 1918. English. Tempera on canvas. Inscribed “EJS 1918” on the bottom right, and “COLOUR BEGUN VIII 1918” on the canvas turnover and “Marian E. Longford/Christmas 1918/HGL With Love” on the reverse. Collections of the Tate Galleries, London. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/southall-belgium-supported-by-hope-t03699
“Cinderella.” 1893-1895. Watercolor on paper laid on card. Inscribed “JES 1893-1895” on the bottom left. Collections of the Tate Galleries. Cco License 3.0. via https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/southall-cinderella-t01930
“Changing the Letter.” 1908-1909. English. Tempera on canvas. Collections of the Birmingham Museums Trust. Cc0 License 0. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/changing-the-letter-33867

Carved oak backs of chairs, all with different designs. American rendition of the Arts and Crafts movement. Charles Rohlfs, furniture maker (1853-1936).

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Chair (back detail). Early 1900s. American. Oak. Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image source: WMPearl. In the public domain. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oak_chair_by_Charles_Rohlfs,_early_1900s,_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.JPG

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Chair (back detail). 1898-1899. American. English oak. Collections of the Princeton University Art Museum. Image source: Wmpearl. Image in the public domain. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oak_chair_made_by_Charles_Rohlfs,_1898-99,_Princeton_University_Art_Museum.JPG

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Hall chair (back detail). ca. 1899. American. Carved and stained oak. Image © Wright Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2015/06/design/282

Watercolors done by Ida and Muriel Perrin taken from three sketchbooks they filled with scenes of their trips abroad taken between 1907 and 1928. The Perrins produced lustre ware for William de Morgan. Part of a current auction at Tooveys’ Auctions from whose website these images are taken.

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Watercolor. Image © Tooveys Auctions, West Sussex. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/421137/sketchbooks-a-group-of-three-sketchbooks-containing-watercolours

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Watercolor. Fair use license. Image © Tooveys Auctions, West Sussex. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/421137/sketchbooks-a-group-of-three-sketchbooks-containing-watercolours

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Watercolor. Fair use license. Image © Tooveys Auctions, West Sussex. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/421137/sketchbooks-a-group-of-three-sketchbooks-containing-watercolours

 

Unfortunately the location is not given on the scanned images that are on the website. Looks to me like they are all of places in Italy, though.

Portraits of women by British artist Louis Ginnett who was part of the Arts and Crafts Ditchling community. Living from 1875 to 1946, he exhibited at the Royal Academy.

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“Portrait of Mary.” ca. 1925. Photo credit: Barbara Taylor. Image © Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft.. Fair use license. via http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/faculty-of-arts-brighton/alumni-and-associates/the-history-of-arts-education-in-brighton/arts-and-crafts-ditchling

Ginnett, Louis, 1875-1946; Mary
“Mary.” No date. Oil on canvas. Photo credit and image © Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/mary-74140/search/actor:ginnett-louis-18751946/page/2/view_as/grid

Ginnett, Louis, 1875-1946; The Coat of Many Colours
“The Coat of Many Colours.” ca. 1926. Oil on canvas. Photo credit and collection of the Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries. In the public domain. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-coat-of-many-colours-74779/search/actor:ginnett-louis-18751946/page/1/view_as/grid

Ginnett, Louis, 1875-1946; Jacinta
“Jacinta.” 1925. Oil on canvas. Photo credit and image © The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate. Fair use licence. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/jacinta-9047/search/actor:ginnett-louis-18751946/page/1/view_as/grid

Designs for badges all with animal motifs by Arts and Crafts era creative Charles Voysey who lived from 1857 to 1941. Starting out as an architect, Voysey designed all sorts of things. These designs all being from the collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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Designs for six circular badges showing animals. 1927. Color drawing. Signed on the lower right. Charles Voysey, artist (1857-1941). Image © RIBA 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/designs-for-six-circular-badges-showing-animals/posterid/RIBA3068.html

Designs for six circular badges showing sea creatures and birds. 1927. Colored drawing. Signed.
Designs for six circular badges showing sea creatures and birds. The badge entitled “Halcyone” having been taken from a 1904 wallpaper or textile design by Voysey.1927. Colored drawing. Signed. Charles Voysey, artist (1857-1941). Image © RIBA 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/designs-for-six-circular-badges-showing-sea-creatures-and-birds/posterid/RIBA3070.html

Designs for six circular badges showing animals and flowers.
Designs for six circular badges showing animals and flowers. 1927. Color drawing. Signed on the lower right. Charles Voysey, artist (1857-1941). Image © RIBA 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/designs-for-six-circular-badges-showing-animals-and-flowers/posterid/RIBA3069.html

Wondrous objects from the Arts & Crafts movement, Sometimes referred to as Mission in the United States. Public (free) post for February 17th, now available on my patreon page. Link below

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Jardinière stand
Jardinière stand with a square body inset on three sides with copper panels that are embossed with hearts and roundels that is raised on block legs united by an arched “H” stretcher. Edwardian. Arts and Crafts. Oak framed with copper insets. Maker not known. Image © Toovey’s 2017-2020. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/404483/an-edwardian-arts-and-crafts-oak-framed-and-copper-inset-jardiniere-stand

 

Jewelry mostly in shades of blue designed by Jessie M. King who was one of the Glasgow Girls. Living from 1875 to 1949 she also painted pottery and illustrated children’s books.

Brooch. ca. 1910. Hand-crafted. Silver, amethyst and blue enamel.
Brooch. ca. 1910. Hand-crafted. Silver, amethyst and blue enamel. Designed by King for Liberty and Company. Image © 2019 Victoria Sterling Antique Jewelry. Fair use license. via https://www.victoriasterlingjewelry.com/products/arts-crafts-enamel-amethyst-brooch-pin-jessie-m-king

Brooch. ca. Silver and enamel.
Brooch. ca. Silver and enamel. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/jessie-marion-king/brooch-eow4XWAiqLA_5DHCRaZdPw2

Buckle. 1909.
Buckle. 1909. Silver and enamel. Designed by King for Liberty and Company. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation and Tadema Gallery, London. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/jessie-marion-king/liberty-co-buckle-a-64qSah0AH0rioi5iEmv4_Q2

“Tudric” pewter from Liberty and Company of London. Part of the Arts and Crafts movement and made around 1902.

Vase with a flared trumpet form, model number "01040." ca. 1902.
Vase with a flared trumpet form, model number “01040.” ca. 1902. Pierced body cast with ascending plants, raised on a spreading foot. Manufacturers marks on the underside. Image © Toovey’s 2017-2019. Fair use license. via https://www.tooveys.com/lots/404547/a-liberty-and-co-tudric-pewter-vase-of-flared-trumpet-form

Butter dish. Open tri-handle form with stylized honesty leaves in relief and its original Powell glass liner. ca. 1902-05.
Butter dish. Open tri-handle form with stylized honesty leaves in relief and its original Powell glass liner. ca. 1902-05. Archibald Knox, designer. Marks beneath with model number 0162. Image © 1998-2019 cherubsantiquegallery.com. Fair use license. via https://www.cherubantiquesgallery.com/items/1394720/Archibald-Knox-Liberty-Tudric-Butter-Dish

Closed-case clock. Embossed Celtic knot design and a clock face enameled in blue, green and copper. ca. 1902.
Closed-case clock. Embossed Celtic knot design and a clock face enameled in blue, green and copper. ca. 1902. Archibald Knox, designer. Image courtesy Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, N.J. Image © 2007-2018 LiveAuctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/be-smart/archibald-knox-and-his-timeless-tudric-ware/

Satin finish pewter vase with three handles, style #030. ca. 1903.
Satin finish pewter vase with three handles, style #030. ca. 1903. Signed on the bottom production “0” Tudric and 030 style number. Image © 2019, Greenans Cottage. Fair use license. via

Biscuit box with a Repoussé pattern of stylized flowers.
Biscuit box with a repoussé pattern of stylized flowers, model 0194.Early 20th c. Archibald Knox, designer. Stamped “TUDRIC ENGLISH PEWTER, LIBERTY & CO.” Image ©2019 LoveAntiques.com. Fair use license. via https://www.loveantiques.com/antique-metalware/pewter/arts-and-crafts-liberty-and-co-tudric-pewter-biscuit-box-by-archibald-knox-118379

Pendants and brooches by Scottish jeweler James Cromar Watt. Arts and Crafts movement. Living from 1862 to 1940, he also engaged in secret government work during World War I.

Pendant. ca. 1905.
Pendant. ca. 1905. Gold, enamel and opal. Signed “JCW” on the back. Image © 2019 Jewelry Amazing. Fair use license. via http://www.jewelryamazing.com/vintage-jewelry/james-cromar-watt-1862-1940-arts-crafts-pendant-gold-enamel-opal-h-8-cm-3-15-in-w-3-cm-1-18-in-marks-signed-verso-jcw-monogr

Pendant. ca. 1900. Gold and foiled enamel set with a cabochon garnet and pearls.
Pendant. ca. 1900. Gold and foiled enamel set with a cabochon garnet and pearls. Image © Joseph Bonnar Jewellers. Fair use license. via http://www.josephbonnar.com/necklaceprorss736.html

Pendant. ca. 1900.
Pendant. ca. 1900. Gold, cabochon chrysoprase, foiled enameling and a blister pearl drop. Image © 2016 Nouveau Deco Arts. Fair use license. via http://www.nouveaudecoarts.com/Jewellery/Arts-Crafts-Pendant-From-James-Cromar-Watt.Html

Brooch. No date.
Brooch. No date. Cabochon central moonstoone and cabochon garnets with a wreath of vine leaves and grapes in foiled enamel. Image © Wartski, Ltd. London. Fair use license. via http://www.wartski.com/collection/a-jewelled-and-enamelled-brooch-by-james-cromar-watt-1862-1940/