Product Description
Charlton & Co. New York “Scottie” comb, platinum and diamond “Scottie” highlighted with black enamel, 3 baguette diamonds, 12 round diamonds all set on a comb and holder, original red leather envelope, signed, c. 1930’s
John W. Charlton opened his business in New York under the name of J.W.Charlton in 1909, later changing to Charlton & Co when Robert S. Chapin became his partner. In the 1920s, branches were open in Palm Beach and in Paris. In 1934, another partner Grant A. Peacock acquired ownership of the company, changing the name to his own. Charlton was known for creating some of the most important jewels of the Art Deco period, with an impressive client list equalling those of the biggest jewellery firms.
Charlton & Co. New York “Scottie” comb, platinum and diamond “Scottie” highlighted with black enamel, 3 baguette diamonds, 12 round diamonds all set on a comb and holder, original red leather envelope, signed, c. 1930’s
LOUIS W. RICE (Designer) USA
APOLLO STUDIOS, BERNARD RICE’S SONS, INC. New York
Skyscraper vanity hand mirror 1928
Silver-plated brass, original beveled mirror
Stamped marks: APOLLO STUDIOS, NEW YORK EPNS within a rectangle, SKYSCRAPER, REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
For related Skyscraper objects see: (cocktail shaker) Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor, Charles L. Venable (Dallas/New York: Dallas Museum of Art, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995) p. 288; (teapot) Modernism: Modernist Design 1880-1940, The Norwest Collection, Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Alastair Duncan (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: The Antique Collector’s Club, 1998); (cocktail shaker) American Modern 1925-1940, Design for a New Age, J. Stewart Johnson, exh. cat. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York: Harry N. Abrams, American Federation of Arts, 2000) p. 48.
L: 18 1/2″ x D: 5″
The same model can be found in the collection of the New York Historical Society.