Lot 111
ALEXANDER RITCHIE, IONA
OVAL TWIN-HANDLED SERVING TRAY, CIRCA 1900
Auction: 22 April 2009 at 12:00 BST
£750
Description
brass, repoussé decorated with a band of Celtic knotwork and with opposed longboats, the handles decorated with opposed beasts, stamped to front 'A.R. IONA'
Dimensions
55cm across
Footnote
Literature; MacArthur, E. Mairi, 'Iona Celtic Art: The Work of Alexander and Euphemia Ritchie', Iona 2003, page 37, plate 7e for similar example.
Note; It is rare for brass works, such as the current lot, to be signed.