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Keith Murray for Mappin & Webb Art Deco silver plated footed tazza

This fabulous silver plated footed tazza was designed by Keith Murray for Mappin & Webb in the 1930s. The wide edge of the concave top is decorated with a series of overlapping incised circles above the stepped down bowl. The round foot has three tiers. The base is signed "Mappin & Webb London & Sheffield Mappin Plate W29500" There is an "H" within a shield shaped cartouche and the foot is stamped "Made in England". The "H" is a date letter which we believe may be for 1936.

Approximate dimensions:
Height: 3.15ins - 8cms
Width: 9.84ins - 25cms
Weight: 1lb 0.5ozs - 468gms

Keith Day Pearce Murray was born in New Zealand but came to England when he was 14. He qualified as an architect but turned his hand to illustrating before becoming a full time designer. He worked on a freelance basis for the glass makers Steven & Williams and then for Wedgwood pottery and his designs in metal were created for Mappin & Webb. In 1936 he was appointed architect in charge of designing Wedgwood's new factory in Burlaston and he returned to architecture after the war.