Makers & Designers

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades.

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades. This searchable database lists prominent makers and designers sold by Strauss & Co, including René Lalique, Gio Ponti, Patrick Mavros, as well as coveted houses like The Barnards and Tiffany & Co.



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Adie & Lovekin Ltd

Birmingham, England 


Adie & Lovekin were a Birmingham-based silversmiths, renowned for their novelty silver items. Novelty pin cushions, rattles, shakers, bookmarks and nurses buckles by this firm sell well at auction, with top hammer prices achieved for novelty pin cushions in the form of dogs, bears, cats, rabbits and lions. Based in Snape Street, Birmingham, the firm became Adie & Lovekin Ltd in 1889.


9 lots offered      77.78% sold      ZAR 22 617
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Three silver pig pin cushions, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, S & Co, maker's mark worn, Birmingham, 1906-1943
22 Feb 2021
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A pair of Victorian silver two-handled trays, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1891
18 Nov 2019
Sold for ZAR 3 049
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Three silver pig pin cushions, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, S & Co, maker's mark worn, Birmingham, 1906-1943
16 Sep 2019
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
An Edward VII novelty silver pincushion, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1909
27 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 5 855
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A late Victorian silver novelty pincushion, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1901
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 703
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A George V silver and mother-of-pearl bookmark, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, possibly 1911
27 Jul 2015
Sold for ZAR 469
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Two silver envelope stamp cases, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1904 and 1914
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 2 577
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
An Edward VII silver envelope double stamp case, Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham, 1904
17 Mar 2014
ZAR 2 500 - 3 000
 
An Edward VII silver pincushion in the form of a shoe, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1903
6 Feb 2012
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000