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iconnumber posted 09-05-2014 03:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for chicagosilver     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
An interesting piece from a little-known maker:

According to Darcy Evon's Arts's & Crafts Metalwork & Jewelry 1890-1940, this company was "organized and run by Edwin Osgood Grover." The company was probably best known for its Billiken figures, which they licensed from Florence Pretz.

Here's a Google Books page from a 1907 Art Institute of Chicago "Catalogue of the Sixth Annual Exhibition of Original Designs for Decorations and Examples of Art Crafts Having Distinct Artistic Merit" that mentions the napkin ring:

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iconnumber posted 09-05-2014 05:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for June Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just bought Darcy's book and it is fantastic!

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