WILLIAM MORRIS CARMICHAEL (Canadian 1892-1954)
STERLING SILVER 6-PIECE TEA & COFFEE SET WITH TRAY
Rare Canadian six-piece sterling silver tea and coffee set, hallmarked
"sterling" and with Carmichael monogram, of oblong shape with
gadroon border, hand engraved decoration and shaped handles,
inscribed with initials "S", sitting on silver plated tray, total 2017 grams
including handles, including:
-coffee pot, with wooden handle & knop, 9" x 10 3/4" x 4 1/2"
-tea pot, with wooden handle, 5 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 5"
-hot water pot, with wooden handle, 7 3/4" x 7 1/2" x 4"
-creamer with handle, 3 7/8" x 6" x 3 1/4"
-sugar with two handles, 4" x 8" x 4"
-slop bowl, 3" x 4 1/2" diameter
-silver plated tray
A rare silver tea & coffee set by William Morris Carmichael (Canadian 1892-1954)
Please contact Dealer for more information
Uno Langmann Limited
Fine Art & Antique Dealers
2117 Granville Street | Vancouver, BC Canada | V6H 3E9
T: 604.736.8825 | 1.800.730.8825
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
William Morris Carmichael was born in Victoria in 1892. He originally
trained as an engineer like his father, training in Ireland and England
before returning to Canada just prior to the outbreak of the First World
War. Carmichael enlisted in the Canadian Army but soon left to work
for the British Royal Engineers. When he returned to Victoria after the
war, he was unable to find a position as an engineer. In 1920 set up a
small silver workshop behind his parents’ home, originally making
jewellery and plated tableware of his own design. By 1924, the
Sheffield trained silversmith George Bennett joined Carmichael, and
they expanded to a showroom in downtown Victoria. The firm became
known for quality silver plate made in the Old Sheffield Plate style
using a sheet of copper fused between two sheets of silver, and then
rolled and chased. Decoration often incorporated local flowers and
indigenous designs, and rare pieces were made in sterling silver and are highly collectible today. Many works were commissioned, including a Thunderbird bowl for King George V and Queen Mary in 1935.
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