Roycroft / American Arts & Crafts Pair of Candlesticks c. 1915More Information
Roycroft / American Arts & Crafts Pair of Candlesticks c. 1915
ROYCROFT COPPER SHOP East Aurora, N.Y.
Pair of candlesticks c. 1915.
Hand wrought and textured copper, silver-plated.
Marks: impressed R, in orb with cross, ROYCROFT
For more information see: The American Arts & Crafts Movement in Western New York 1900-1928, Bruce A. Austin (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992); Arts & Crafts Movement in New York State 1890’s – 1920’s, Coy Ludwig (Hamilton, N.Y.: Gallery Association of New York, 1983).
Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris “Elephant Hair” ring, 18k gold tied loop detail and clasp with multiple strands of elephant hair forming the ring, signed: VCA (copyright mark), 750 (gold standard mark), 72 (1972), no.125043, French Eagle’s head mark for 18k gold (2x), VCA maker’s touchmark in a diamond (2x), 1972