1900-1903 Keswick School Of Indistrial Arts Hammered Copper Ewer, T.Sparks. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Tall, tapered covered solid Copper flagon or ewer with wrapped handle and lid, elaborately decorated in repoussé with botanical imagery. Poppies and such. Signed and stamped K.S.I.A. for Keswick School of Industrial Arts, ca. 1900s. Also signed on the base, T Spark. This design continued through the early decade of KSIA, with flagons made in brass as well as copper. Thomas Sparks was an important early and influential metalworker at KSIA who left in 1904 to move to Ireland and help set up the Youghal art metal workers. He left the Keswick school after marrying Canon Rawnsley’s housekeeper. This 10” vessel is an important work from a well known Arts & Crafts movement maker. In excellent condition, handle wrap is loose and torn, Ewer has original finish and patina commensurate with age. See photos. Rare.

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