DOI Heft:
Nr. 150 (September 1905)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20712#0356
Studio-Talk
seems to have obtained through his
understanding of how to approach his
subject as a decorative motif. His
pictures aim at pure decoration, as
decoration they are a revelation of
mastery; but they reveal also the
fascination of the history of the things
he has depicted.
We reproduce a marriage casket
presented by the City of Helensburgh
to Sir James and Lady Colquhoun on
their marriage. The casket is of
silver and measures about 12 by 9 by
8J- inches. In the decoration the
symbols of love and fruitfulness are
mingled with those of the sea, in the
spirit of Sir Charles Sedley’s lines :
“ Love still has something of the sea,
From which his mother rose.”
On the front of the casket the bearings
of Sir James and Lady Colquhoun are
alternated with those of the Urquharts and the
town of Helensburgh on shields of transparent
enamel beneath gilt canopies, overshadowed by
the silver plumage of a dove. The inscription
dedicatory, which reads: “ This casket is pre-
sented to Sir James and Lady Colquhoun on
the occasion of their marriage by the feuars
and residents of the town of Helensburgh,” forms
a rich Gothic border round the entire front; at
DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER
each corner carved wands of ivory give an effect
of buttressing to the whole. On the roof are
panels of green Fiji shell in silver settings, en-
riched with plaits and twists of silver-gilt wire,
while the gable ends are emphasised with finials
of chrysoprase set in crowns of silver vine foliage.
The three bronze hinges, with foliating ends
enriched with silver plaits and precious stones,
help to decorate the back, dividing it into four
panels of vine foliage. At various
points on the casket are introduced
emblems of love and marriage, with
the astronomical sign of Venus and
the Colquhoun crest in panels of vine
foliage. At the two ends strong bronze
handles carry out the severe architec-
tural lines of the whole. The casket
is designed by Mr. Edward Spencer,
of Montague Fordham, Limited, and
carried out at their works by crafts-
men of the Artificers’ Guild. The
craftsmen by whom the work was
executed are Charles Moxey and Robert
Fergusson. We also take occasion to
illustrate a silver bowl designed by Mr.
Spencer.
COLQUHOUN CASKET (FRONT)
COLQUHOUN CASKET (BACK)
338
DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER
The London Sketch Club hope to
place in future a plaster bust of each
yearly president in the rooms of the
Club. The work of modelling has been
given over to Mr. Courtenay Pollock,
seems to have obtained through his
understanding of how to approach his
subject as a decorative motif. His
pictures aim at pure decoration, as
decoration they are a revelation of
mastery; but they reveal also the
fascination of the history of the things
he has depicted.
We reproduce a marriage casket
presented by the City of Helensburgh
to Sir James and Lady Colquhoun on
their marriage. The casket is of
silver and measures about 12 by 9 by
8J- inches. In the decoration the
symbols of love and fruitfulness are
mingled with those of the sea, in the
spirit of Sir Charles Sedley’s lines :
“ Love still has something of the sea,
From which his mother rose.”
On the front of the casket the bearings
of Sir James and Lady Colquhoun are
alternated with those of the Urquharts and the
town of Helensburgh on shields of transparent
enamel beneath gilt canopies, overshadowed by
the silver plumage of a dove. The inscription
dedicatory, which reads: “ This casket is pre-
sented to Sir James and Lady Colquhoun on
the occasion of their marriage by the feuars
and residents of the town of Helensburgh,” forms
a rich Gothic border round the entire front; at
DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER
each corner carved wands of ivory give an effect
of buttressing to the whole. On the roof are
panels of green Fiji shell in silver settings, en-
riched with plaits and twists of silver-gilt wire,
while the gable ends are emphasised with finials
of chrysoprase set in crowns of silver vine foliage.
The three bronze hinges, with foliating ends
enriched with silver plaits and precious stones,
help to decorate the back, dividing it into four
panels of vine foliage. At various
points on the casket are introduced
emblems of love and marriage, with
the astronomical sign of Venus and
the Colquhoun crest in panels of vine
foliage. At the two ends strong bronze
handles carry out the severe architec-
tural lines of the whole. The casket
is designed by Mr. Edward Spencer,
of Montague Fordham, Limited, and
carried out at their works by crafts-
men of the Artificers’ Guild. The
craftsmen by whom the work was
executed are Charles Moxey and Robert
Fergusson. We also take occasion to
illustrate a silver bowl designed by Mr.
Spencer.
COLQUHOUN CASKET (FRONT)
COLQUHOUN CASKET (BACK)
338
DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER
The London Sketch Club hope to
place in future a plaster bust of each
yearly president in the rooms of the
Club. The work of modelling has been
given over to Mr. Courtenay Pollock,