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Archibald Knox

1864

WA-00027945

PaintingArt Nouveau

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ2860090 ULAN500017889

MoMA

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/archibald-knox
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3171
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Archibald Knox was a British designer and metalworker active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, best known for his work with Liberty & Co. in London. He developed a distinctive approach to decorative metalwork and jewelry that synthesized Celtic ornament with Art Nouveau sensibility, favoring asymmetrical forms and interlocking patterns in silver, copper, and enamel. His designs for the Cymric and Tudric ranges became emblematic of the Liberty house style. Knox also worked as a sculptor and illustrator, bringing the same formal vocabulary across multiple media throughout his career.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Art Nouveau

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (8)

Rose Bowl

1902 · Silver, enamel, and turquoise

19.1 × 35.3 cm (7 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewel Box

1900 · Silver, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, and enamel

4 x 11 1/2 x 6 1/2" (10.2 x 29.2 x 16.5 cm)

Shelf Clock

1900 · Pewter, silver, enamel, and copper

21.6 × 14 × 7.6 cm (8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewel Box

1900 · Silver, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, and enamel

4 x 11 1/2 x 6 1/2" (10.2 x 29.2 x 16.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Biscuit Box

1898 · Pewter and enamel

11.4 × 11.4 cm (4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Clock

1898 · Pewter and enamel

18.7 × 10.2 cm (7 3/8 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shelf Clock

1897 · Pewter and copper

29.8 × 16.5 × 12 cm (11 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Box

1896 · silver and enamel

Overall: 6.4 x 20.3 x 13 cm (2 1/2 x 8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (3)

8 published of 8 catalogued · 7 with image

Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img
MoMA
2 published2 img
Cleveland Design
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 2 sources

Box
1896 · Cleveland Design · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Jewel Box
1900 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title

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Images

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements1

Art Nouveau

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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