Unknown BA arts crafts London mark?

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Unknown BA arts crafts London mark?

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Hi,

I have just bought these tea spoons. Very arts and crafts in the style of Artificers Guild. Does anyone recognise the BA makers mark? I can only find this mark for Chester and B Ainsworth but am sure that is not it. Thank you

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BA is Elizabeth Anne Amoore, trading as Beth Amoore at an address in Chelsea. She registered this mark on 27 Oct 1911. Born 1862, died 1944. In the 1911 census she is described as an "Artist and Art Teacher", as an employer in the Metal Work trade and a worker (employee) in school teaching.

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Thank you so much. I thought it might be her but have never seen her silver or mark. More on her below. She was quite well known in her day and well exhibited.

Amoore, Beth [1863-1944. UK. Metalworker/Jewellery Designer/Enameller/Painter]
Beth Amoore was born Elizabeth Annie Amoore in St. Clements a suburb of St. Leonard’s-on-Sea in Sussex, England in 1863 and studied at South Kensington South Kensington, Westminster School of Art, and at Slade School of Fine Art, University College London. She was active as an artist from the 1890s and worked primarily as a metalworker, enameller, jewellery designer and painter. She also taught art at Sydenham High School in London.

Amoore participated in the Arts & Crafts Exhibition held at Leeds City Art Gallery in 1900. Her work was also shown at Society of Women Artists, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Abbey Gallery and Dudley Gallery in London; the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool; and the Royal Cambrian Academy in Llandudno, Wales.

She was elected an Associate of the Society of Women Artists (ASWA) in 1916, and a full member (SWA) the following year. Between 1922-27 she was secretary of the SWA. Amoore was also a member of Women Handicraft Workers, Hitchin, and the Clarion Handicraft Guild (CHG) and took part in the CHG’s exhibition in Manchester in 1904. A lock-plate in embossed and pierced copper, that was shown in this exhibition is illustrated in ‘Arts and Crafts’ February 1905 (p.142)

Amoore’s address was given as 26 Norfolk Mansions, London in 1934. She died in 1944.
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