Heintz Art Metal 1917 Michigan State Fair Sterling Bronze Trophy Painesville, OH
Item History & Price
*****Seemy other auctions for more great related items!***** Heintz Art Metal 1917 Michigan State Fair Sterling Bronze Trophy ~ RARE & UNIQUE ~ Painesville, OHSee Historical Info at the end of the page.....
Description:
Marked: HAMS (Heintz Art Metal Studio) Sterling on Bronze, Pat. Aug. 27, 1912.
Height: 10" (inches)
Opening is 4 1/4" - 4 1/2" diameter
Base is 3 1/2" diameter
All logos, letters, eschutcheon, & flowers are applied Sterling sil...ver.
Being a one-of-a-kind item, there's much to say about this Michigan State Fair trophy from 1917 - during WW1! The logo above the State Fair letters represents a moose, eagle, & elk surrounding a plaque with the letters TUEBOR & a rising sun over water.
"Tuebor, " meaning, "I will defend, " refers to Michigan's frontier position. The shield is held by two animals representing Michigan, the elk on the left and the moose on the right. Michigan is on an international boundary & this signifies peace.
Interesting history from the Brown Swiss Association (BSCBA):
Rounding out the 1920’s with a bang was a new Brown Swissworld record, as Swiss Valley Girl 10th 7887 produced over 1100 lbs.butterfat. Owned by the Hull Bros. Company, Painesville, OH, herrecord of 1106.33 lbs fat surpassed the previous record holder, June’sCollege Girl 11427 by 44 pounds. Her milk record of 27, 513.6 was alsothe highest ever recorded at the Brown Swiss office. This record wasmade at 12 years 4 months of age. Much of the credit for the recordof Swiss Valley Girl 10th goes to Vernon Hull, nephew of L. E. Hull, her owner, who had charge of the cow the entire time of her test.The Handles are at 90 degree angles from the vase, curving in to the body of this gorgeous Arts & Crafts vase / trophy. The applied Sterling silver shield eschutcheon is engraved: "Brown Swiss / Grand Champion Female owned by Hull Bros. Painesville Ohio 1917".The reverse side displays a gorgeous Arts & Crafts flowing tendril motif of Freesia flowers & leaves in applied Sterling silver.
References of interest include: HAMS trophy, Michigan State Fair 1917, Eagle Moose Elk, Painesville Ohio, Hull Brothers, Tuebor, Arts & Crafts, Brown Swiss Cow, dairy cow.Condition: there is a minor dent near the top of the moose but no damage to the silver nor the bronze. Otherwise minimal expected age wear & all original patina! Solid & sturdy ready for prominent display or functional use.
Guaranteed all original! VeryRARE to find in this complete & nice a condition! (see photos) FOR COMBINED SHIPPING ON MULTIPLEPURCHASES - PLEASEADD TO CART & "REQUEST TOTAL FROM SELLER". Payment must be made within 3 daysof purchase. Please see attached pics & make allinquiries prior to purchasing.
Historical info for reference:While we tend to assume that all Arts & Crafts metalwarewas hand-hammered copper, we need to realize that there was often the exceptionto the rule.
And the exception is always worthy of our attention.
Starting in 1903, a few years before the Roycroftersproduced their first copper letter openers, Otto Heintz took over the ArtCrafts Shop in Buffalo, changed its name to the Heintz Art Metal Shop and began producing an extensiveline of vases, bowls, desk accessories, picture frames, jewelry, bookends and alimited number of monumental table lamps.
Just as Artis Van Briggle and Teco Pottery utilized molds, Otto Heintz turned to the lathe rather than the hammer to produce his uniqueline of metalware. And rather than copper, his craftsmen attached pieces ofbronze to the lathe and ‘spun’ each form by pressing the thin bronze sheetagainst spinning forms with wooden mallets.
Heintz Art Metal was also distinguished two other ways.First, they developed a variety of unique patinas, including Verde, a dark greenfinish favored by many Arts & Crafts collectors. Second, Heintz inventedand patented a secret method of attaching decorative sterling silver overlay toeach piece without the use of messy solder. The silver overlay is decidedlyArts & Crafts in the handcraftsmanship it required and the depiction ofnatural motifs, such as flowers, plants, leaves, birds and branches.
For years collector, antiques dealer and authority DavidSurgan has been specializing in the Heintz Art Metal Shop (1906-1930) and itscompetitor, the Silver Crest line of the Smith Metal Arts Company. TheBrooklyn-based Surgan exhibits regularly at major Arts & Crafts shows, including, for more than 20 years, the annual Grove Park Inn Arts & CraftsConference.
“Collectors need to realize, ” Surgan explained, “that thecondition of the original patina is the most important aspect of any piece.Condition is everything and the loss or degradation of the patina severelyaffects its value.”While the Heintz Art Metal Shop made subtle changes to itsshopmark, the majority of pieces were stamped or labeled with the initialsH.A.M.S within a diamond along with the words STERLING ON BRONZE andPAT.AUG.27.12, a reference to his 1912 patent for attaching the overlay.
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Description:
Marked: HAMS (Heintz Art Metal Studio) Sterling on Bronze, Pat. Aug. 27, 1912.
Height: 10" (inches)
Opening is 4 1/4" - 4 1/2" diameter
Base is 3 1/2" diameter
All logos, letters, eschutcheon, & flowers are applied Sterling sil...ver.
Being a one-of-a-kind item, there's much to say about this Michigan State Fair trophy from 1917 - during WW1! The logo above the State Fair letters represents a moose, eagle, & elk surrounding a plaque with the letters TUEBOR & a rising sun over water.
"Tuebor, " meaning, "I will defend, " refers to Michigan's frontier position. The shield is held by two animals representing Michigan, the elk on the left and the moose on the right. Michigan is on an international boundary & this signifies peace.
Interesting history from the Brown Swiss Association (BSCBA):
Rounding out the 1920’s with a bang was a new Brown Swissworld record, as Swiss Valley Girl 10th 7887 produced over 1100 lbs.butterfat. Owned by the Hull Bros. Company, Painesville, OH, herrecord of 1106.33 lbs fat surpassed the previous record holder, June’sCollege Girl 11427 by 44 pounds. Her milk record of 27, 513.6 was alsothe highest ever recorded at the Brown Swiss office. This record wasmade at 12 years 4 months of age. Much of the credit for the recordof Swiss Valley Girl 10th goes to Vernon Hull, nephew of L. E. Hull, her owner, who had charge of the cow the entire time of her test.The Handles are at 90 degree angles from the vase, curving in to the body of this gorgeous Arts & Crafts vase / trophy. The applied Sterling silver shield eschutcheon is engraved: "Brown Swiss / Grand Champion Female owned by Hull Bros. Painesville Ohio 1917".The reverse side displays a gorgeous Arts & Crafts flowing tendril motif of Freesia flowers & leaves in applied Sterling silver.
References of interest include: HAMS trophy, Michigan State Fair 1917, Eagle Moose Elk, Painesville Ohio, Hull Brothers, Tuebor, Arts & Crafts, Brown Swiss Cow, dairy cow.Condition: there is a minor dent near the top of the moose but no damage to the silver nor the bronze. Otherwise minimal expected age wear & all original patina! Solid & sturdy ready for prominent display or functional use.
Guaranteed all original! VeryRARE to find in this complete & nice a condition! (see photos) FOR COMBINED SHIPPING ON MULTIPLEPURCHASES - PLEASEADD TO CART & "REQUEST TOTAL FROM SELLER". Payment must be made within 3 daysof purchase. Please see attached pics & make allinquiries prior to purchasing.
Historical info for reference:While we tend to assume that all Arts & Crafts metalwarewas hand-hammered copper, we need to realize that there was often the exceptionto the rule.
And the exception is always worthy of our attention.
Starting in 1903, a few years before the Roycroftersproduced their first copper letter openers, Otto Heintz took over the ArtCrafts Shop in Buffalo, changed its name to the Heintz Art Metal Shop and began producing an extensiveline of vases, bowls, desk accessories, picture frames, jewelry, bookends and alimited number of monumental table lamps.
Just as Artis Van Briggle and Teco Pottery utilized molds, Otto Heintz turned to the lathe rather than the hammer to produce his uniqueline of metalware. And rather than copper, his craftsmen attached pieces ofbronze to the lathe and ‘spun’ each form by pressing the thin bronze sheetagainst spinning forms with wooden mallets.
Heintz Art Metal was also distinguished two other ways.First, they developed a variety of unique patinas, including Verde, a dark greenfinish favored by many Arts & Crafts collectors. Second, Heintz inventedand patented a secret method of attaching decorative sterling silver overlay toeach piece without the use of messy solder. The silver overlay is decidedlyArts & Crafts in the handcraftsmanship it required and the depiction ofnatural motifs, such as flowers, plants, leaves, birds and branches.
For years collector, antiques dealer and authority DavidSurgan has been specializing in the Heintz Art Metal Shop (1906-1930) and itscompetitor, the Silver Crest line of the Smith Metal Arts Company. TheBrooklyn-based Surgan exhibits regularly at major Arts & Crafts shows, including, for more than 20 years, the annual Grove Park Inn Arts & CraftsConference.
“Collectors need to realize, ” Surgan explained, “that thecondition of the original patina is the most important aspect of any piece.Condition is everything and the loss or degradation of the patina severelyaffects its value.”While the Heintz Art Metal Shop made subtle changes to itsshopmark, the majority of pieces were stamped or labeled with the initialsH.A.M.S within a diamond along with the words STERLING ON BRONZE andPAT.AUG.27.12, a reference to his 1912 patent for attaching the overlay.
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