Eicher porringer, handwrought, round, slightly flared form on flat bottom with applied wire rim. Applied tab handle with geometric saw pierced design. Hammered surfaces. Applied letter B on side, opposite handle. 1-1/2" H and 5-1/2" W, rim to handle. Heinrich A. Eicher was a former Kalo silversmith who set up a shop with his wife Anna in Park Ridge, IL. He produced Kalo-quality objects, and unfortunately met a tragic end. Most Eicher objects have the familiar circular Eicher mar ...click for details
Eicher napkin ring, handwrought, with rounded ends, engraved "Florence" in script on front, very nice hammering. The stamped number "1" in the mark indicates that this was probably an early piece. 2-3/4" L and 5/8" H. Heinrich A. Eicher was a former Kalo silversmith who set up a shop with his wife Anna in Park Ridge, IL. He produced Kalo-quality objects, and unfortunately met a tragic end.
Unusual Eicher beakers, handwrought, set of two (2), with rare lobed sides. Sides gently taper to flat bottoms, with applied wire to outside of rim, nice hammering. Good weight, very well made. Heinrich A. Eicher was a former Kalo silversmith who set up a shop with his wife Anna in Park Ridge, IL. He produced Kalo-quality objects, and unfortunately met a tragic end. 3-3/4" H and 3" W. Perfect julep cups. Just about all Arts & Crafts beakers have straight sides -- these are t ...click for details
Eicher beakers, handwrought, set of four (4), gently tapering to flat bottoms, with applied wire to outside of rim, engraved "JMA" mono on outside, nice hammering. Good weight, very well made. Heinrich A. Eicher was a former Kalo silversmith who set up a shop with his wife Anna in Park Ridge, IL. He produced Kalo-quality objects, and unfortunately met a tragic end. 3-13/16" H and 3" W. The perfect julep cup set.
Sterling Blanchard server, delicate, with rounded trowel-shaped blade, and slender spreading handle that ends with a detail that has two small concave raised symmetrical sides. 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." 8-5/16" L and 1-3/4" W.
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
Large copper hand-hammered bowl, round with flat bottom and applied silver B mono. Recently cleaned outside. Nice shape and size. Nice rough handmade exterior. We left the patina on the silver monogram intact, but it could easily be cleaned and polished. 8-3/4" W and 3-1/2" H. Unsigned.
