I came across this bowl and was amazed at it's beauty. WoW!

Check out the softly serrated rim!

The patina is all there. The flawless hammering marks. Beautiful! Great Form!

5 1/4"dia x 1 5/8"H


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the hall mark.


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You have to see more of this.

What a piece!


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Here is a view of the inside.

WoW look at that!

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The entire inside.


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RiCO,

It is a great bowl and the only flaw I can see is that the hammer marks are there only for decoration.

Originally the hammer marks were to indicate the process used to make the piece. Truth in process or production. As time went on it was stylish to have hammer marks on items even if they were actually spun on a lathe. The hammer marks on these items are more scattered and spread further apart than marks left by a planishing hammer.

The patina on your bowl is wonderful. How great that it was not polished.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

FZ,

For sake of discussion. I thought that is why benedict studio was different for the most part.
"Decortive hammering" certainly that is what I have seen in alot of their pieces.

But as you say the hammering marks are there to show the method of making the piece. That is the most common method commonly used from the many pieces I have seen. And "interplay" in it's complete form on some.

I must say with all this said that alot of these techniques implemented make beautiful pieces and display craftsmanship to say the least.

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This is all part of the larger discussion of the Arts & Craft ethos and the interesting contradictions/ variations we see from maker to maker. Roycroft did a lot of spun copper with hammering whereas Van Erp raised everything from hand, which is why his work commands higher prices usually. I have pieces by both, and both are beautiful, but if I had to choose, I'd go with Van Erp over any other. This would make an interesting topic perhaps: who's your favorite coppersmith and why?

Van Erp for the same reason you stated. And the bonus $$$!

At the same time I like the pieces that Benedict Studio put out. Very utilitarian and beautiful to look at. All of that is the result of methods and techniques in craftsmanship.

Onandaga to me seem "coarse" looking using higher guage copper and just appear "beefy" for the most part. And beautiful in it's own right.

Roycroft pieces are of high craftsmanship and use many hammering methods and tooling and other techniques.

Of course there are variations in all this and simularity at the same time.

Also we cant forget the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement,in which these artists worked and lived by,reflect in their work.

But Im still learning that is why I view alot of pieces by many artist and many pieces by the same,to become more familiar with their work.


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I just came across a piece written by David Rago on: Collecting Arts and Crafts Period Metal Work. I found these articles interesting and I'm sure you will too.

www.webteek.com/news.php3


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