Arts & Crafts Silver Pin Tray by Alfred Edward Jones Birmingham 1930

Description: Arts & Crafts Silver Pin Tray by Alfred Edward Jones Birmingham 1930 DESCRIPTION Please find offered for sale a rather fine silver Arts and Crafts silver pin-tray by renowned silversmith Alfred Edward Jones (A.E.J) of Birmingham and dated 1930. Lovely planished dish with three flower heads applied to the top rim and a rope twist border to the base. The dish is weighted (probably with sand or similar) and covered with a black underside possibly Bakelite or other early plastic. A great addition for the collector of quality period Arts & Crafts silver and an attractive piece. DIMENSIONS Diameter 10cm, Height 2cm, Total Weight of Dish including interior weight 275g All measurements are approximate. IMPORTANT Please take a look at the photographs and if you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact me. Please take your time to look at the photographs as these also form part of the description. Albert Edward Jones Albert Edward Jones (1878-1954) started his own business in 1902 after working for the well known ecclesiastical metalworkers, Hardman Powell. He took classes at the Birmingham School of Art around 1900 where he would have had contact with many well known figures in the Birmingham Arts & Crafts scene, Arthur Dixon and the Birmingham Guild of handicraft, Bernard Cuzner, Arthur Gaskin and Edward R Taylor. In 1901 he is a recorded member of the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. By 1902 he had his own premises and employed a handful of skilled craftsmen. Between 1902 and 1905 the firm produced the finest silver and copper work, very much in the Arts and Crafts style and almost always hand planished. It’s clear that Jones also knew Howson Taylor who ran the Ruskin Pottery. Many early pieces by Jones are mounted with Ruskin pottery roundels. In 1905 the firm moved to larger premises at Windmill Street, Birmingham. It was around this time that Jones became very closely linked with the firm of Jesson Birkett & Co. Jesson Birkett & Co was run by a former Birmingham Guild member, Thomas Birkett. Thomas had purchased many of Richard Llewellyn Rathbone’s designs and patination processes and also utilised some excellent designers such as Anne Grisdale Stubbs and Bert Harvey. From 1905 to 1910 it appears that both firms made many of the same designs. The firm of A E Jones ltd continued to be commercially successful up until the 1990’s but it is the early designs which have really stood the test of time. CONDITION The dish is in very good condition overall with a few dinks over time and these are shown in the photos – please take your time to view these. Any other wear and tear is commensurate with age, handling, polishing and use over time. Please take a look at the photographs and if you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact me. Re Condition - I always describe items to the absolute best of my ability and I am not an expert. Vintage items are not brand new and will always show signs of use and wear commensurate with age. Please see the pictures provided to satisfy yourself as to the condition. ‘Buy it Now’ listing as seen with no returns. Thank you for looking at my listing. Please kindly take a look at my other listings. I am selling off my large collection and will list new items over time. POSTAGE All items are always sent tracked and signed for. Price shown and quoted is for the UK only unless shown. If you wish to have this item posted outside the UK worldwide, please message me for a price unless shown on the listing.

Price: 65.95 GBP

Location: London

End Time: 2024-12-18T16:50:05.000Z

Shipping Cost: 26.24 GBP