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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William Comyns & Sons

Birmingham & London, England 

Manufacturing silversmiths. In c.1885 Charles Harling Comyns and Richard Harling Comyns joined their father William Comyns (d.1916). Became a limited liability company in 1930. Bought by Bernard Copping in 1953, on the death of R. H. Comyns.

19 lots offered      68.42% sold      ZAR 119 502
 

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A Victorian silver coffee pot, William Comyns & Sons, London, 1895
22 Feb 2016
Sold for ZAR 4 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
An Elizabeth II silver owl, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London, 1965
27 Jul 2015
Sold for ZAR 6 090
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A Victorian silver-mounted pink glass bottle, William Comyns & Sons, London, 1894
11 May 2015
Sold for ZAR 3 513
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A cased bonbon set, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London, 1892-1894
29 Sep 2014
Sold for ZAR 3 513
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
An Edward VII silver box in the form of a table, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London, 1903
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 4 099
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A cased set of four George V silver and tortoiseshell place card holders, William Comyns & Sons, Birmingham, 1913
26 Sep 2011
Starting at ZAR 4 000
 
An Edward VII silver and tortoiseshell-mounted heart-shaped trinket box, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, retailer JC Vickery Ltd, 183 Regent Street, London 1906
11 Oct 2010
Starting at ZAR 4 000