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This site is dedicated to Artistic Metalwork produced by Craftsmen of the Arts & Crafts Movement around the turn of the 20th century. There is much written & known about the big names in Arts & Crafts Metal; Roycroft, Dirk Van Erp, Stickley, Kalo, Jarvie, Tiffany Studios etc. - we hope here to bring a little attention & recognition to these wonderful lesser known craftsmen & shops of the period.
FOREST CRAFT GUILD | Swirling Dragon Bookends
Note the incredible attention to detail, how the bodies wrap around in a celtic knot effect,
the stylized upper arms, the repousse hammering that mimics scales...each dragon is
completely unique but they are the perfect matched pair of bookends.
CARENCE CRAFTERS | Book Rack with Japanese Bamboo & Moon Scenes
"The Art Department has here adopted a broader classification than has prevailed at previous expositions. For the first time at an international exposition in the country Applied Art has been placed on a plane with what is known as the "Fine Arts." During the 1890s the Arts and Crafts movement, developing strongly in England, in certain sections of the continent, and in the United States, has made for itself a distinct and permanent place in the world of art. The Arts & Crafts movement is a protest against the monotony of machine-made things, it is a recognition of the dignity of hand work, of the individuality of the worker and of the value of artistic feeling & knowledge, in whatever medium expressed. The art craftsman works in the spirit of the old guild and the master-workman, with the added touch of keen modern thought. Never before in our country have the applied arts, which art closely related to every-day life, made such a showing as is here made. Exhibits in glass, earthenware, metal, leather, wood & textiles as well as examples of artistic bookbinding (are on display). The characteristics of American applied art, as shown here, are originality of design, good workmanship, and a daring use of new materials, as in the use of semi-precious stones in jewelry."
** OFFICIAL CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITS / DEPARTMENT OF ART from the ST LOUIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION of 1904
If you have Carence Crafters, Forest Craft Guild or other period metal for sale or that you would like to know more about, please feel free to contact me. If you have a collection or historical data, let me know!
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1910 METAL LINKS
The only site dedicated to Roycroft Copper
Roycroft Copper
Another fantastic Arts & Crafts metal & jewelry site, major focus on KALO
Chicago Silver
New site dedicated to Upstate NY metal - Benedict, Stickley & OMS
Benedict Studios
Antique site with dedicated section for Arts & Crafts Metal
The Collector's Weekly
Another nice page filled with Arts & Crafts Links
The Arts & Crafts Society
Site highlighting the premier Coppersmith from the great Northwest (Alaska & Seattle)
Albert Berry's Arts and Crafts Shop
Visit this excellent site to learn all about English Arts & Crafts metal, a great resource on NEWLYN & John Pearson metal with great examples illustrated
Head, Heart & Hand
Everything you want to know about European Jugendstil pewter
Art Nouveau & Jugendstil Pewter
Luke Marshall - modern metal master! www.deltacopper.com
One of my favorite places in the world The Gamble House
Some incredible metal can be viewed at this museum The Minneapolis Institute of Art
ARTS & CRAFTS DEALERS
Please visit these sites if you are shopping for period metal:
DALTON'S / SYRACUSE, NY
VOORHEES / PASADENA, CA
CIRCA 1910 / LOS ANGELES, CA
ISAK LINDENAUER ANTIQUES
4143 19th St, San Francisco, CA 94114 415.552.6436
THE MISSION OAK SHOP / PUTNAM, CT
THE HEINTZ COLLECTION / BROOKLYN, NY
GUSTAVSTICKLEY.COM
LAST UPDATED: 7.4.09
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