MWP 6 - A wonderful little pewter jug with a fabulous stylised brass handle with original patina attributed to Arthur S. Dixon & made by The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. Height 5", Width 4". Circa 1900. £POA.
This Jug has all the traits of Dixon, his famous rat tail & contrasting metals these are his signitures. See Arts & Crafts Metalwork, Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House 2003, page 27 & 39. An exhibition held at Blackwell, one of the most famous Arts & Crafts houses in the United Kingdom which was designed by M.H.Ballie Scott. E-Mail: www.blackwell.org.uk
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