Edwardian Silver Wrythen Twist Footed Bowl by William Aitken

An Edwardian silver footed bowl, embossed wrythen twist…
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An Edwardian silver footed bowl, embossed wrythen twist decoration, round spreading foot, Birmingham 1908 by William Aitken, 126gm.

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  • Edwardian - The Edwardian period of English furniture and decorative arts design is named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. It follows the Victorian period, in turn was followed by the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. In Australia, designs of this period are also known as being in the Federation style.
  • Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
  • Wrythen - A spirally twisted ornamentation most commonly found on antique glass, silver, ceramics and furniture.

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