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Cylindrical shagreen box and cover by John Paul Cooper, made from walnut, covered with shagreen and finished with applied engraved silver bands & rope twisted mounts. The underside of the removable lid features a small silver plaque which reads “J Paul Cooper”. Cooper was a well-known champion of the Arts & Crafts movement. Having trained as an architect, he took up metalwork in 1897. He pioneered the use of shagreen long before it became fashionable and widely used by his successors. His pieces are often unmarked.

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