Lot 390
ARTHUR DIXON (1856-1929) FOR BIRMINGHAM GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
ARTS & CRAFTS TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1908
Auction: Day Two inc FL Griggs : A Cotswold Legacy | Lots 334 to 654 | Thursday 16th October from 10am
Description
brass
Dimensions
54cm high
Footnote
Literature: Crawford A. (edit.) By Hammer and Hand: The Arts & Crafts Movement in Birmingham, Birmingham Museums 1984, p. 99, pl. 77 where a similar lamp illustrated.
V&A Collection accession no. CIRC.277-1961
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft trade catalogue, p. 18, listed as No. 7
The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, established by Arthur Dixon in 1890, was a cooperative workshop associated with the Arts & Crafts movement and which emphasised craftsmanship, functional design, and social reform. This lamp, characterized by plain form and straightforward construction, contrasted with prevailing Victorian taste but aligned with Arts & Crafts ideals of integrity in materials and design.