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  Dorothy Reno Grover, “California Interior with black cat”, Oil on canvas c. 1950’s

  DOROTHY RENO GROVER (1908-1975) USA

  “California Interior with black cat” c. 1950’s

  Oil on Canvas

  Canvas: H: 40″ x W: 34 1/2″

  Framed: H: 42″ x W: 36 1/2″

  Born in Dallas, TX on Sept. 10, 1908 into a pioneer Texas family. (Her grandfather was mayor of Dallas, and Brownsville, Texas is named for him.) Dorothy Reno moved to California with her family at age ten and settled in San Mateo. After graduating from Mills College, she obtained an M.A. degree from UC Berkeley. She wed radio announcer John B. Grover in 1931 and settled in Oakland. In 1971 she bought the former home of artist Glenn Wessels in Berkeley where she remained until her death.

   

   

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  Archibald Knox / Liberty & Co. Cake tray with handle c. 1902-05

  ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) UK
  LIBERTY & CO. London

  Cake tray with handle c. 1902-05

  Hammered pewter with stylized leaf and berry motif in relief

  Marks: MADE IN ENGLAND, “TUDRIC” RD449032 PEWTER, 0357 SOLKETS (retailer)

  For more information see: The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press Ltd., 1976); The Designs of Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., A.J. Tilbrook (London: Ornament Press, 1976); Archibald Knox, ed. by S. Martin (London: Academy Editions,1995); Liberty’s 1875-1975, An Exhibition to mark the Firm’s Centenary (London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1975).

  H: 3 3/4” x W: 12”