C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1900 oak, reupholstered with close-nailed original Silver Studios fabric seats 74.5cm wide, 110cm high, 61cm deep Literature: Der Moderne Stil, 1905, vol. 7, pl. 8, fig. 6 (for an example with inlaid splat);The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art, 1907, p. 47 (for an example photographed within a Cheyne Walk interior);Crawford, Alan, C.R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist, Yale, 1985, p. 287.Exhibited: Compton Verney The Arts & Crafts House: Then and Now, 27 June - 13 September 2015;Chipping Campden, Court Barn Women in the Arts & Crafts Movement, July 27th - October 28th 2018Note: The architect C. R. Ashbee was a leading figure in the Arts & Crafts movement in Britain, but also had considerable influence in Europe particularly with the Wiener Werkstatte in Vienna. He founded the Guild of Handicraft in 1888 and created most of its furniture designs. It was in about 1900 that he began designing chairs which are characteristically simple in form, typically composed of solid elements softened by some curved feature – in this instance the back splat and subtle splay of the feet.
ATTRIBUTED TO C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD FOUR SPOONS, 1901-1902 planished silver, stamped maker's marks GofH Ltd, three hallmarked London 1902, one hallmarked London 1901 (4) each 18.5cm long
ATTRIBUTED TO C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT CHARGER, CIRCA 1900 gilded and repoussé-decorated copper 43cm diameter Provenance: Haslam & Whiteway, London
Essex House Press.- Ashbee (C.R.) and Edith Harwood. The Masque of the Edwards of England: Being a Coronation Pageant to Celebrate the Crowning of the King, number 6 of 20 copies printed on vellum, from an edition of 300, printed in red and black, 10 lithographs by Edith Harwood, hand-painted in watercolour, many heightened with gold leaf, 8 double-page, tissue-guards loose, a few creased and frayed at edges, some very light foxing, hinges slightly cracked but holding firm, original printed cloth, slight discolouration to upper corners, oblong folio, Essex House Press, 1902. *** A sumptuous and charming panorama of English history, with the eight double-page lithographs showing the coronation processions of the eight King Edwards. The gold leaf, unique to to this deluxe copy, particularly emphasises the grandeur of the proceedings and highlights the crowns and garments, as if the pages themselves were bejewelled.
CHARLES R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) Important Fruit Stand 1904 for The Guild of Handicraft, silver and enamel, six enamel plaques each depicting stylized flowers, stamped for the Guild of Handicraft, London hallmarks, dated 1904 height 10 3/4in (27.5cm); diameter 12 1/4in (31cm)
C R Ashbee for the Guild of Handicraft, an Arts and Crafts silver and chrysoprase set condiment stand, London 1902, the planished shallow sweeping base with three open wire tendril leaves supporting a ring above, each set with a green cabochon stone, 7.5cm diameter, 1.63ozt
Design.- Ashbee (C.R.) Craftsmanship in Competitive Industry, first edition, ex-library copy with ink stamp and numbers, original cloth-backed boards, paper label, rubbed, corners a little worn, London & Chipping Campden, Essex House Press, [1908] § Read (Herbert) Art and Industry: the Principles of Industrial Design, first edition, original cloth, defective dust-jacket loosely inserted, 1934 § Sweetman (John) The Oriental Obsession: Islamic Inspiration in British and American Art and Architecture 1500-1920, original boards, dust-jacket, Cambridge, 1988 § Larmour (Paul) The Arts & Crafts Movement in Ireland, original boards, dust-jacket, Belfast, 1992 § Benton (C.) & others. Art Deco 1910-1939, original wrappers, 2003, illustrations, some colour; and c.60 others on design, ornament, crafts etc., some pamphlets & catalogues, 4to & 8vo (c.65)
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT ARTS & CRAFTS PORRINGER, 1905 silver, set with blister pearl, stamped maker's mark, hallmarked London 1905 10.7cm diameter, 17.5cm long including handle
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD. ARTS & CRAFTS PEPPER POT, CIRCA 1900 hammered silver, with turquoise cabochons 6.5cm high
C R Ashbee interest, a personal copy of G F Watts book, from the library of C R Ashbee, given in 1905 by Alec Miller, with a letter by Miller Note: Glasgow born Miller worked at the Guild of Handicraft under Charles Robert Ashbee from 1902 until the dissolution in 1908, as head of the woodcarving and modelling division, after which he joined Will Hart in setting up Miller and Hart Architectural Sculptors and Carvers
Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) for the Guild of Handicrafts, a rare Spanish mahogany and holly inlaid upright piano, manufactured by John Broadwood and Co., no. 95406, model no. 8, inlaid with panels of flowers to the front and sides, the hinged top with chequer banding, with pierced strap hinges to the case, opening to reveal the interior, the panelled board stamped to the inside 'no. 95406/3', and with a pencil inscription 'Taken from Mr Watson Low's piano...Broadwood', 136cm wide 63cm deep 122cm high Provenance: Finished on 27 February 1902 (ref. 2185/JB/42/241). The piano was sent to the National Museum of Decorative Art in Budapest, on 14 May 1902, for the 'British Applied Arts Exhibition', September-November 1902, along with another Broadwood piano designed by Hugh Baille-Scott: 'Taking an Upt Pf in Sp Mah base, decorated (designed by CR Ashbee Esq) No.95406 + also Upt Pf in Oak base stained black N0. 95399 decorated (designed by MHB Scott Esq packed in Zinc & Deal cases, The Director of the National Museum of Decorative Art Budapest Hungary to Bishopsgate to go by GER For Buda Pesth Exhibition Mem: Pfs insured against all risks from the time they leave us until their return.' (ref. 2185/JB/42/179). Nos 170 and 171, Broadwood John & Sons, London, W., 'Two pianinos (upright pianos). The black one is stained ebony with inlay, carved and painted reliefs. The red one has intarsia (marquetry) and rich metal mounted decoration.' Czakó, Elemér (ed.) 'Brit iparművészeti kiállítás katalogusa' Budapest, 1902. See a photograph of the listing and the front cover of the catalogue, designed by George Walton. On its return, it was briefly hired to Messrs Whitelock and Son in Leeds, a piano dealer, and sold on hire for pre-sale approval through George Faulkner Armitage's showroom on 18 Clifford Street, London to 'C Watson Low esq, 23 Wellington Court, Albert Gate', on 2 December 1903 for £118.2.6. 'Armitage G Faulker Esq. 18 Clifford Street Bond Street. An upright Pf in Spanish Mahogany base with double folding doors panels on doors & sides relieved with Tunbridge lines & floral design special iron furniture A to A No.95406 150 Gns for £118.2.6...5% the instrument upon hire to C Watson Low Esq 23 Wellington Court, Albert Gate 'say sold'... Manxman Pf decorated to design of CR Ashbee Esq for Buda Pesth Exhn' (ref. 2185/JB/42/183). Mr C Watson Low, then gifted the piano and the piano stool to his niece, Miss C M Low, who sent it to Broadwood and Sons, for inspection in May 1972. She was a pianist, trained at the Royal College of Music, who then used it to teach piano to children and adults up until about 2001 when she retired. It was tuned annually until a few years ago. Literature: John Andrews, 'Arts and Crafts Furniture', ACC 2005 p.83 - this piano is model no.8a, piano no. 96377; Jeremy Cooper, 'Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors', London, 1987, p. 188, for a reproduction of Broadwood's advertisement in the Burlington Magazine; John Wainwright, 'Broadwood, By Appointment', London 1982. see p. 235-238; Christopher Jordan, 'Ernest Marsh, Collector (1863-1945)', The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to the Present, Journal 24, 2000, pp. 31-47, Simon Nowell Smith, 'Edwardian England', 1964, pl. XLVII (b); Surrey History Centre, 'John Broadwood and Sons Archive 1817-1952' ref. 2185/JB/42/179, 2185/JB/42/183 and 2185/JB/42/241; Czakó, Elemér (ed.) 'Brit iparművészeti kiállítás katalogusa', Budapest, 1902. In the article by Christopher Jordan in 'Ernest Marsh, Collector (1863-1945)', The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to the Present, Journal 24, 2000, pp. 31-47, he confirms that at least five Broadwood pianos with Ashbee casing were executed. Crawford notes that four uprights were known and lists them as follows: 1. Oak, dated 1900 with painted decoration for E Peter Jones, the store owner. This example was sold in Decorative Arts, Sotheby’s New Bond Street, 16 May, 1986, lot 134. 2. Oak, dated 1903, with inlays and enamel plaque. From Jordan's article, it is likely that this is the example bought by Ernest Marsh and illustrated in a contemporary photograph from 1906 of the morning room at Coombe Bury, Kingston Upon Thames, confirmed by Crawford as being at Standen, East Grinstead, West Sussex. 3. Spanish mahogany, undated, decorated with inlays of clover. Illustrated J H Elder-Duncan, 'The House Beautiful and Useful', n.d.,1907, p. 153, now in the collection of Jimmy Page, London. 4. Spanish mahogany with elaborate strapwork hinges, dated 1904. Documented in a contemporary photograph from the Broadwood archives at the Surrey History Centre with a contemporary caption 'Small upright Piano in Spanish Mahogany case with black and white inlays. Double doors with Iron hinges pierced and fitted on vellum, the interior panelled in Holly. Designed by C R Ashbee, Esq. for the Buda-Pesth (sic) Exhibition'. Further illustrated in Broadwood's advertisement in the Burlington Magazine and Simon Nowell Smith, 'Edwardian England', 1964, pl. XLVII (b). Confirmed by Crawford as 'whereabouts unknown'. This is the present piano no. 95406. Exhibited: ‘British Applied Arts Exhibition’, Budapest, September-November 1902, No. 171. For similar no. 8 pianos, see Sworders Decorative Art and Design, Tuesday 28 January 2014, lot 299, and Huntington Art Museum, West Virginia, object number no. 2007.4. IMPORTANT NOTE This lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding. Condition Report: The top edge has knocks and dents to the edge. Splits to the inside of the sides. The underside of the keyboard has brackets fitted, it appears the frame has been cut to the pierced lower panels to the sides, Front right foot, restuck - visible cracks. Back right leg with a spliced repair to the support.
C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT ARTS & CRAFTS MUFFIN DISH & COVER, CIRCA 1900 silver plate, the finial inset with a green hardstone cabochon, unmarked (13cm high, 24cm diameter)
ATTRIBUTED TO C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD ARTS & CRAFTS SALT CELLAR & COVER, CIRCA 1900 repoussé-decorated white metal, unmarked (13.5cm high)
Essex House Press.- Ashbee (C.R.) Echoes from the City of the Sun, from an edition limited to 250 signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations, printer's device on final text-leaf, edges uncut and slightly toned, upper hinge cracked, original boards, paper label to upper cover and spine, short scratch on upper cover, slightly bumped at corners, 1905; American Sheaves & English Seed Corn: Being a Series of Addresses Mainly Delivered in the United States, 1900-1901, one of 300 copies, printed in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations, pages and edges slightly toned, original vellum with yapp edges, spine gilt, some browning at corners, 1901, Essex House Press, 8vo (2)
C R Ashbee for Guild of Handicraft, an Arts and Crafts silver and gem set spoon, London 1901, the elongated pear shaped bowl on a flat stem with splayed terminal set with a jade type obal cabochon, 13.5cm long, 1.01ozt
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) SET OF THREE PANELS, FOR THE SITTING ROOM OF SIR JAMES RANKIN'S BRYNGWYN MANOR, 37 1/8 in. (94.3 cm.) high, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide (sight)
C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD. BUTTER KNIFE, LONDON 1900 silver, set with agate cabochon, rubbed maker's marks, hallmarked London 1900 (13.5cm long)
C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD. ARTS & CRAFTS PRESERVE SPOON, LONDON 1901 silver, set with chrysoprase, stamped maker's mark, hallmarked London 1901 (12cm long)
Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) for Guild of Handicrafts Dish with loop handle and inset oval green stone roundel, hallmarked 1900 Silver, green chyrsoprase Impressed hallmarks Circular dish 3.7cm high, 11.5cm diameter, to end of handle 20cm
An Arts and Crafts silver twin-handled porringer, An Arts and Crafts silver twin-handled porringer, designed by Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942), maker's marks for Guild of Handicraft, London 1901, the rim with some perforations, the twin handles set with green chrysoprase stones, 25cm wide, 6cm high, 5.7ozt
A silver-plated muffin dish and cover, A silver-plated muffin dish and cover, designed by Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942), with an openwork wire mount set with a chrysoprase cabochon, with an applied beaded rim and hot water compartment, 24.3cm diameter (2) Condition Report: Wear to the silver plate. Terminal slightly knocked. Base rim is worn and with some bent areas. Wear to the base rim.
C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) MODERN ENGLISH SILVERWORK, 1909 limited first edition 116 of 200, lithographed plates by the author, some partly hand-coloured, signed by Ashbee, published Essex House Press and B. T. Batsford, cloth binding
C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD. BEAKER, 1901 silver, set with garnet cabochons, stamped GofH LTD, hallmarked London 1901 (14cm high)
C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT MUFFIN DISH & COVER, CIRCA 1910 silver plate with enamel set openwork finial, bears an inscription to rim TO RUTH SPENCE GOWER 1912 D.D. T.H. & T.W. MINSHALL (22cm diameter) Footnote: Literature: See Crawford, A. C.R. Ashbee's English Silverwork, B. Weinreb, 1974, p. 345, pl. XIII where a similar dish in silver is illustrated. Provenance: Property from an Important Private Collection
C. R. ASHBEE (1863-1942)(ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LARGE ARTS & CRAFTS SEVEN-LIGHT ELECTROLIER, CIRCA 1910 patinated wrought iron with hammered and patinated copper shades and brass ceiling hook (100cm diameter, 175cm high) Footnote: Provenance: Property from an Important Private Collection Literature: Ashbee, C.R. Suggestions for Light Fittings Art Journal, 1895 V&A Accession number M.60-2000 See Guild of Handicraft Trade Catalogue, circa 1900, p.58, where a similar wrought-iron ceiling light is illustrated Note: The openwork construction of this impressive light, the pendant fittings and the distinctive arrangement of electric wires are characteristic of Ashbee's work in the then relatively new medium of lighting for electricity. Ashbee, in his paper Suggestions for Light Fittings of 1895 was particularly interested to note that light from electricity fell instead of rose, as with candles and gas lighting. Many of his fittings employ the use of cowled reflectors which further direct the light downwards. He went on to state that “I prefer rest in a design and feel disturbed when three naked bronze children come rushing over the table with forty-eight candle-power hands full”. In the Art Journal article, Ashbee described a chandelier which he designed for the drawing-room of his house, the Magpie and Stump at 37 Cheyne Walk, as "a rather elaborate arrangement of a nine-pendant rose.... Here, almost the whole effect of the design is got in the manipulation of the cords, and - a little detail in light designing that is so often forgotten - their arrangement is such as to cast pleasing and broken shadows on the ceiling. The nine-pendant circular rose in question spins a sort of grand spider-web upon white plaster."
Charles Robert Ashbee Dish on foot, 1901-2 Silver, with two loop handles, and two oval Lapis Lazuli cabochons. Made by Guild of Handicraft Ltd., London, UK. Impressed maker's mark and London hallmarks. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Charles Robert Ashbee Porringer, 1906-7 Silver, green oval cabochon. Length 19.2cm Impressed Guild of Handicraft mark with London hallmarks. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR ESSEX HOUSE PRESS, CHIPPING CAMPDEN THE PRAYER BOOK OF KING EDWARD VII, 1903 number 278 of 400 copies on paper, printed in red and black in Endeavour and Prayer Book types, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments by W. Hooper and Clemence Housman after C.R.Ashbee, printed by Messrs. Eyre & Spottiswood, London, original calf-backed oak boards with woven leather straps and metal clasps, by the Guild of Handicraft under the direction of Miss A. Power, bears the Guild mark at the foot of rear turn-in, uncut, 4to; includes a KEY TO THE PRINCIPAL DECORATIONS IN THE PRAYER BOOK OF KING EDWARD VII., AS DESIGNED AND CARRIED OUT BY C.R. ASHBEE.; and a publicity leaflet for the book from The Cambridge Society (38cm x 29cm x 6.3cm) Footnote: Note: The Prayer Book of Edward VII was largest book produced by the Essex House Press and Ashbee's magnum opus, for which he designed the Prayer Book typeface.
each with planished hemispherical bowl on sphere supports and circular domed base, stamped maker's mark CRA, hallmarked London 1904 (Dimensions: 4.5cm high) (Qty: (2)) (4.5cm high)
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW CO. ARTS & CRAFTS STERLING SILVER TWIN-HANDLED BOWL, CIRCA 1910 the circular planished bowl with green glass liner, with applied twin loop handles set to the shoulders with Jade cabochon stones, bears stamped retailer's marks to base SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW CO/ STERLING 27cm wide
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT SILVER-PLATED MUFFIN DISH & COVER, CIRCA 1900 with planished surface, the tapered cover with openwork finial of five silver wirework tendrils supporting a lapis lazuli bead, the bowl with beaded band 23cm diameter
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT INLAID OAK BUREAU BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1895 the short top with two glazed doors enclosing a shelved interior, above the sloped fall inlaid with small twin panels of crocus flowers and enclosing the original blue-stained and fitted interior, surmounting three long drawers, the whole on bun feet, with two keys, with embossed patinated metal fittings/handles 89cm wide, 162.5cm high, 48cm deep
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT RARE ARTS & CRAFTS OAK ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1900 the back with a curved triple splat , spreading arms, drop-in seat, on square tapering legs 77cm wide, 109cm high, 66cm deep
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT ARTS & CRAFTS GILDED AND EMBOSSED LEATHER PANEL, 1892 the rectangular panel worked as a stylised seeding plant form with sphere decoration, later moulded oak frame 90cm x 50.5cm
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTD. ARTS & CRAFTS SILVER PORRINGER, LONDON 1905 with whiplash handle inset with purple cabochon stone, bears maker's mark GofHLTD, hallmarked London 1905, with engraved initials MB 18cm long
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942, DESIGNER) AND THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT (CASE MAKER) FOR J. STROHMENGER & SONS, LONDON ARTS & CRAFTS WALNUT, BIRCH AND INLAID UPRIGHT PIANO, CIRCA 1907 with overstrung iron frame, no. 10275, the whole with chequer and chevron banded decoration, the double hinged lid above hinged panel doors each inlaid with opposed lozenges, marquetry-inlaid with leaf sprigs, and set with brass hinges with corresponding opposed cast decoration, the interior with panelled back and keyboard of seven octaves, music stand and pair of adonised copper hanged candle sconces, the whole raised on square supports 148.5cm wide, 132cm high, 67cm deep
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS OAK SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1900 each with heart-pierced splats above drop-in seats raised on shaped square legs linked by stretchers (2) 44.5cm wide, 98cm high, 43cm deep
CHARLES R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) Large Soup Tureen and Cover circa 1905 electro-plated nickel on cast base, decorated with a band of chased leaves and the cover surmounted by a chalcedony cabochon set in a silver flower Literature C.R. Ashbee ‘Modern English Silverwork’, B. Weinreb, 1974, pl.55 (see detail)
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT SILVER PLATED PORRINGER, CIRCA 1905 of circular shallow form with, with pulled wirework handle, set with a green chrysoprase cabochon, marked W. J. HEYWOOD/ LONDON 19.5cm wide overall
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT ARTS & CRAFTS SILVER PORRINGER, CIRCA 1905 the hammered bowl with pulled wirework handle, set with a green chrysoprase cabochon, indistinct hallmarks, total weight 154g 18.5cm long
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LIMITED EDWARDIAN SILVER PORRINGER SPOON, 1902 tapering oval bowl with tapering stem and divided openwork terminal set with green chrysoprase cabochon, stamped makers marks, hallmarked London 1902, approx. weight 17g 14.1cm long
CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LIMITED EDWARDIAN SILVER MUSTARD SPOON, 1901 the tapering oval bowl with planished decoration, faceted tapering stem with a chrysoprase finial, stamped maker's marks, hallmarked London 1901, approx. weight 0.6oz. 12cm long
