Chantry Knife Sharpener

Robert WelchWW-1964-M003202

1964·Enameled cast iron·4 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/2" (11.4 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1964
Medium: Enameled cast iron
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/2" (11.4 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Robert Welch

Artist

Robert Welch

Mixed Media

Robert Welch was a British designer and silversmith active in postwar industrial design and craft. Working primarily in silver and stainless steel, he developed a modernist approach to tableware and hollowware that balanced functional clarity with restrained formal elegance. His work exemplified the British design philosophy of the 1950s and 1960s, where handcraft and industrial production were understood as complementary rather than opposed.

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