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Pinsabigail Posts: 35 |
posted 10-19-2006 09:12 PM
  
When I bought this 13 inch long oyster ladle, I initially thought it was by Wendt(see the 925 mark), and that Crittenden was the retailer. Research told me that Newton E. Crittenden was trained in New York, but active as a retailer & maker in Cleveland c1826-1872. It does not seem possible that a piece of this caliber was made by a relative unknown. Any ideas as to the maker? IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 10-19-2006 10:00 PM
I am not sure why you would change your mind -- Crittenden retailed silver from a variety of maker, both in Cleveland and in Albany. IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 10-21-2006 08:01 PM
Almost certainly Wendt, though there is a slim chance it was by one of his contemporaries in NYC. Regrdless, a gorgeous piece. Is the shell attached with a screw? Crittenden is the retailer, certainly not the maker. Brent IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 10-22-2006 02:13 AM
Why is this Aesthetic? It looks like a vague Renaisance Revival piece which at some later point had a snail soldered onto the medallion where a monogram would ordinarily be. Nice piece, but not convinced it is Aesthetic. IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 10-22-2006 12:52 PM
The shell is the only thing I would consider "Aesthetic Movement" about this, and I think the choice of an oyster shell related more to the ladle's function than it did to that Japanese-inspired artistic moveement. This ladle is certainly earlier than most Aesthetic Movement silver. Otherwise, I would consider it vaguely neoclassical. Dale, I think the shell is original. Wendt, Sharp, and other makers often bolted figural items where one would normall expect a monogram. Once saw a seafood salad serving set with figural lobsters applied in this manner. The 925 mark certainly appears to point to John Wendt. IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 10-22-2006 04:29 PM
Once had a ladle with a crayfish applied, made by Wood and Hughs. They would be another possible suspect here. W&H are my usual default choice. It could also be that this was owned by someone named Shell. Clever monogram that. IP: Logged |
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Pinsabigail Posts: 35 |
posted 10-26-2006 04:08 PM
Yes, the shell is attached with a screw. I love the thought that the shell is a monogram-slim chance, but a great stray thought. Thanks for the input. IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 10-26-2006 11:32 PM
Pinsabigail, Here is what appears to be the exact same ladle but with a Ball Black & Co. 925 mark. This would seem to give validity to your belief that yours was indeed made by Wendt. In the example pictured here the oyster shell opens! Have you checked yours? This ladle was exhibited at the Lauren Stanley Gallery in 1999. IP: Logged |
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