Thorton & Downer, Attributed. An Arts and Crafts Cotswold School Hand-Wrought Steel Toasting Fork
£550
An Arts and Crafts hand-wrought steel toasting fork attributed to Thorton & Downer (active c.1900s), associated with the Cotswold School. The long shaft is forged with a tight twist above a knopped collar, terminating in a three-tine head for hearth use. The handle is shaped into a flat panel with punched and incised geometric detail and a forged scroll finial that provides a comfortable grip and a point for hanging by the fire. The disciplined symmetry, honest hammer work and absence of superfluous decoration embody the movement’s belief in expressive metalwork made by hand, where structure and ornament arise directly from the techniques of heating, drawing, twisting and riveting.
Width: 2.36 in (6 cm)
Depth: 0.39 in (1 cm)
1900-1909
