Otto Heintz / Heintz Art Metal Shop Grand verdigris “Silver Crest” vase c. 1925-30

OTTO HEINTZ, New York

HEINTZ ART METAL SHOP   Buffalo, New York

Grand verdigris “Silver Crest” vase   c. 1925-30

Bronze with a rich green patina; sterling silver collar and foot

Made by the Heintz Art Metal Shop, Buffalo, NY

Marks: Silver Crest logo with STERLING DECORATED BRONZE, conjoined H A M S in diamond shape, 1080

For further information see: The Arts & Crafts Movement in New York State: 1890s-1920s. Coy L. Ludwig (Hamilton, NY: Gallery Assoc. of NY State, 1983) p. 90.

H: 14 3/4”

The Heinz shop used sterling silver applied as floral ornamentation to bronze. The objects were distinguished by a variety of patinas and machine-shaped bases-very different from the hammered look of most Arts and Crafts metal works. Despite the death of its founder Otto Heinz in 1918 at the age of 41, the company continued and produced a more modern line entitled Silver Crest.