ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933)
Lot 121 PROPERTY FROM A WASHINGTON PRIVATE COLLECTION

ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933)

'THE MAGNUS' AN ENAMELED SILVER TABLE CLOCK, CIRCA 1903

Closed13 June 2008

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ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933)
'The Magnus' An Enameled Silver Table Clock, circa 1903
retailed by Liberty & Co., model no. 5024
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, 3½ in. (8.8 cm.) wide, 2¾ in. (7 cm.) deep
stamped Birmingham with retailer's mark

Christie's, South Kensington, 30 June 2005, lot 372.

Specialist note

cf. S. Martin, Archibald Knox, London, 2001, p. 234 for an example of this model.
This clock was given as a gift from Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bruce to Sir Albert Spicer (1847-1934) and his family after a trip through New Zealand in 1909. Sir Spicer was the the first Baronet member of Parliament.