Blanchard goblets, set of two (2) on tapered stems with round spreading feet. Lightly hammered surfaces. Very modern looking pieces from this highly-regarded Arts & Crafts California silversmith. Blanchard was first president of the Arts and Crafts Society of Southern California, and one of the few medalists of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts. He was known as the "silversmith to the [movie] stars." 6-1/2" H and 3-1/4" W
Blanchard beakers, set of four (4) with wide mouth, flat heavy bottoms, tapering sides. Lightly hammered surfaces. Very modern looking pieces from this highly-regarded Arts & Crafts California silversmith. Blanchard was first president of the Arts and Crafts Society of Southern California, and one of the few medalists of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts. He was known as the "silversmith to the [movie] stars." 3-3/8" W and 3-5/8" H. Three are marked 801; one is ...click for details
Extremely unusual early 20th century silver bowl with saw-pierced monogram and decorative rim. Softly hammered surfaces. Spreading sides that flare out at the top, flat bottom, and scalloped top edge with six notches and pairs of curved triangular cutouts below. Cut out stencil-like D mono on side. Very delicate and light. Most Arts & Crafts silver had either applied or engraved monograms -- a pierced initial like this is rare. John O. Bellis was a California master silversmith known f ...click for details
Excellent child's utensil set with finely hammered surfaces. Four-tine fork with blunted ends, spoon with oval bowl. Hammered handles with rounded slightly convex ends. By Baker Manchester, a top Providence, RI maker in the early 1910s and 1920s. Great condition. Fork: 4-1/8" L and 3/4" W
Spoon: 4-1/4" L and 1-1/4" W
Stained glass window with dark oak frame, early 20th Century, from a California mission home. Large and imposing, with wonderful vista through leafy trees of distant purple mountain over rolling hills. Slight easily-repaired putty flaking around edge. Several small, very stable cracks in glass. We've handled a lot of stained glass and this has always been our very favorite. 34-1/4" W and 22-3/4" H inside frame; glass is 29-1/2" W and 17-1/2" H.
