Description:
Arthur Joseph Gaskin (1862-1928) Enameled Box
Birmingham, England, 1908
English Arts and Crafts casket-form hinged cover and inset green tiles with round enameled plaque of a maiden on the front and coats of arms left and right, on ball feet, stamped AJG XII IX 08, ht. 4, wd. 4 3/4, dp. 2 1/2 in.
Note: A later casket by Gaskin was in Queen Charlotte's Loan Exhibition, 1929, and it features similar enamel medallions.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
No visible repairs or damage, our opinion tile matrix and ball feet low grade silver, interior top and bottom silver on copper.
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