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Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 11-11-2000 02:45 PM Scott and I came up with an idea to jump start participation in this forum. Listed below are a number of well known names in the world of 20th century silver. If you have items by any of these people or companies, or have information to share, we encourage you to submit something to this forum for all to learn from. If you have a mystery item that might be by one of these people, please feel free to post that as well. Pictures are desirable, but a good descripton is often good enough to get started. Let the fun begin! Addams, Jane Asheville Silvercraft Bellis, John O. Blanchard, George & Porter Bowles, Janet Payne Cellini Craft Chicago Art Silver Shop Chicago Silver Company DeMateo, William and Chip Dodge, William Waldo Erickson Silver Shop Friedell, Clemens Gaylord Silvercraft Gebelein Silversmiths Germer, George E Glessner, Frances MacBeth Handicraft Shop of Boston Heilig, Herman Heinrichs, Joseph Jarvie, Robert R. Kalo Shop Knight, Mary Catherine Liberty & Co. Mulholland, Walter & David Novick, Falick Petterson, John Pontus Pond, Theodore H. Randahl, Julius O. Stickley, Gustav Stone, Arthur J. IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 11-12-2000 09:12 PM Hello. Can anybody identify the designer of this Liberty & Co. beaker I picked up at a flea market: And a more general question inspired by this new topic: a number of these Arts and Crafts makers, such as Liberty, Friedell, and Kalo, produced jewelry; how many of the other firms produced jewelry (and does anybody have any examples of which to post pictures)? Paul IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 11-12-2000 11:03 PM This is outside my area of interest, but I can at least say that Blanchard, Chicago Art Silver, Stone, and Erikson did as my mother has pieces by each. The Blanchard and Stone pieces were made on commission for my grandmother, but I have no idea if the others were stock goods or no. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 12-05-2000 12:56 PM This seems to be a poorly struck Dematteo mark. IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 12-05-2000 09:32 PM Paul, Liberty & Co. took great pains to keep their designers' identities under wraps. I read this in the book on Archibald Knox edited by Stephen A. Martin. So it may be tough to match a designer to your cup. And what a gorgeous cup it is. I take special interest in the "June" aspect. I would also love to see some photos of the jewelry you speak of. IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 12-05-2000 09:57 PM Here are a couple pictures of pieces of jewelry by Arts & Crafts makers. Unfortunately, I don't have as many examples as I'd like to...I guess that's the fun of the hunt. Brooch by Heintz Art Metal Works: Brooch by Poul Petersen, son-in-law of Georg Jensen, who operated in Canada and made mostly non-jewelry items. ...and on the other side of the spectrum, here's a ladle, dated 1949, by Navajo/Modernist Kenneth Begay, who made mostly jewelry...kind of getting out of the realm of Arts & Crafts period, but still a nice handmade piece: (Sorry that some of the photos are poor, I bought two of these items from eBay and haven't gotten around to taking pictures of them myself) [This message has been edited by Paul Lemieux (edited 12-05-2000).] IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 12-06-2000 08:33 AM Paul, Please check out my earlier topics on Carl Poul Petersen and "Unknown Maker -Native American?". If you have anything to add to either topic, please do so. I guess my Native American piece is indeed Native American, as it has the same Hogan mark as your ladle! Carl Poul Petersen - The Mark of a Canadian Master Unknown Maker - Native American? Philip Paval Brent [This message has been edited by Brent (edited 12-06-2000).] IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 12-06-2000 11:38 AM Brent--I added a couple tidbits of information to your post about the Native American artist Unknown Maker - Native American?). [This message has been edited by Paul Lemieux (edited 12-06-2000).] IP: Logged
verwald Posts: 27 Registered: May 2001	posted 05-25-2001 09:54 AM Hi, Maybe this topic is already outdated, but I've just found your site & it seems to be the perfect forum for my question. How about "Sciarrotta"? He seems to have made very many silver arts & craft items. I bump into his pieces all the time at Antique Shows, etc. Can you tell me why he isn't written about in the Rainwater book? He seems to have manufactured for Black,Starr,Gorham also for Cartier & Bailey Banks & Biddle. Any information, anyone? Vera [This message has been edited by verwald (edited 05-25-2001).] IP: Logged

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