Product Description
American Art Deco Reed & Barton Sterling candlesticks 1928
REED & BARTON (active 1824 – present) Taunton, MA
Candlesticks 1928
Sterling silver with Hoffmann-like fluted base and bobêches with undulating stem and palm leaf like terminating detail.
Marks: eagle R (in a shield) lion, Sterling, 1000, cement reinforced, eagle (date mark for 1928).
Model illustrated: Vanity Fair (Dec. 1928, Vol. 31), p. 120., Reed & Barton Vintage Catalog, p. 10, plate number 1000.
For more information on Reed & Barton see: Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, Dorothy T. Rainwater (West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1986), p. 156-160.
These candlesticks retailed for $19 in 1928.
H: 10″ x Dia: 4 1/2″
American Art Deco Reed & Barton Sterling candlesticks 1928
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) New York, NY
“Andy Warhol: Published on the Occasion of The Andy Warhol Exhibition at Moderna Museet in Stockholm February to March 1968” 1970
Published by Moderna Museet Stockholm, Boston Book and Art, Boston, MA, 1970. Printed in Sweden.
Dimensions:
Book: H: 10 3/4” x W: 8 5/16”
Custom leather box: H: 12 1/8” x W: 9 7/16” x D: 2”
Custom cloth case: H: 13” x W: 10” x D: 2 11/16”
One of the rarest of Warhol exhibition catalogs. This is the 3rd edition of the catalog that was published for a major exhibition of the late artists work that was held in Stockholm. There is no text except for some of Warhol’s famous quotes and 100’s of black & white photos of his work and wonderful photos of his superstars, life and work at the factory and stills and candids from his influential underground films. The covers are illustrated with full color photos of his famous flower silk screens.
SYDNEY PITCHER F.R.P.S. (d. 1950) England
ARTHUR H. PITCHER (Framer)
“St. Martin’s Cross Iona” c.1900
Carbon process photograph, hand carved oak frame with beautiful wood grain detail.
Marks: S MARTINS CROSS IONA (carved incised mark)
Art Nouveau paper label (on back): Framed by Arthur H. Pitcher, College Court, Gloucester, Moulding No…..
Photograph: H: 9 1/2″ x W: 5″
Frame: H: 16 3/4″ x W: 8 5/8″ D: 5/8″
Sydney A. Pitcher FRPS (active 1904-1939) was a photographer with an interest in monument and church architecture. He is listed in the 1927 Kelly’s Directory of the County of Gloucester as a commercial photographer, publisher and picture frame maker, operating from 5 & 7 College Court, Gloucester. Pitcher was involved primarily in the photography of Gloucestershire churches, but also took pictures of churches and cathedrals in neighbouring counties, and of medieval sculptures at Winchester College. He collaborated on the publication of Rushforth’s series of volumes The stained glass of Great Malvern Priory Church , Gloucester, 1916-1927.
He joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1904, was admitted as an Associate member in 1925, and became a Fellow in 1928.