Ronald Hayes Pearson Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

A handmade brass bowl by jeweler and silversmith Ronald Pearson. This is a large one measuring 13.5" diameter and 2.5" high. Beautiful patina and character. A note about the artist: "Pearson went to University of Wisconsin to study Pole Science. After his education at Wisconsin he served in the Merchant Marine Corps for five years during World War II. When he returned from service he enrolled in the School for American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. Unfortunately he only had enough money to attend R.I.T. for one semester. He decided to set up a shop in an old chicken coop near R.I.T. His first interest was in metal spinning. Pearson mostly spun hollow bronze forms. Pearson soon developed an interest in jewelry. The first piece he produced received a first place award in a competition. Pearson's jewelry was based on forged precious and semi-precious metal. He was the first jeweler to use this technique on non-ferrous metal. Pearson, along with other craftsmen, opened up the first retail shop to exclusively sell unique and limited production Craft items that was owned by practicing craftsmen, Shop One. Metalsmith John Prip, cabinet maker Tage Frid, ceramist Frans Wildenhain and Ronald Pearson recognized a need for this type of outlet to through which to sell their work. These men organized and managed Shop One in Rochester, New York. After opening and running Shop One, Pearson became a full-Time Studio artist. He taught at R.I.T., but never as a full-time instructor. Pearson did not teach very much during the last ten years of his life. His studio employed several jewelers to assist in the production of his jewelry line. Pearson was certified by CETA to train people as jewelers. Some of these people went on to art school or to work for other jewelers. Pearson wrote articles and chapters of books on studio apprenticeships. Ron Pearson...

John Prip and Ronald Hayes Pearson bronze ashtray, by Metal Arts Co. Rochester NY, circa 1950s. The ashtray features a solid patinated brass bowl with minimalist foot. The top of the...

A handmade brass bowl by jeweler and silversmith Ronald Pearson. This is a large one measuring 13.5" diameter and 2.5" high. Beautiful patina and character. A note about the artist: "Pearson went to University of Wisconsin to study Pole Science. After his education at Wisconsin he served in the Merchant Marine Corps for five years during World War II. When he returned from service he enrolled in the School for American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. Unfortunately he only had enough money to attend R.I.T. for one semester. He decided to set up a shop in an old chicken coop near R.I.T. His first interest was in metal spinning. Pearson mostly spun hollow bronze forms. Pearson soon developed an interest in jewelry. The first piece he produced received a first place award in a competition. Pearson's jewelry was based on forged precious and semi-precious metal. He was the first jeweler to use this technique on non-ferrous metal. Pearson, along with other craftsmen, opened up the first retail shop to exclusively sell unique and limited production Craft items that was owned by practicing craftsmen, Shop One. Metalsmith John Prip, cabinet maker Tage Frid, ceramist Frans Wildenhain and Ronald Pearson recognized a need for this type of outlet to through which to sell their work. These men organized and managed Shop One in Rochester, New York. After opening and running Shop One, Pearson became a full-Time Studio artist. He taught at R.I.T., but never as a full-time instructor. Pearson did not teach very much during the last ten years of his life. His studio employed several jewelers to assist in the production of his jewelry line. Pearson was certified by CETA to train people as jewelers. Some of these people went on to art school or to work for other jewelers. Pearson wrote articles and chapters of books on studio apprenticeships. Ron Pearson...

An unusual Mid-Century 20 piece sterling flatware set by International Silver first introduced in 1961. This is the highly collectible "Vision" pattern designed by Ronald Hayes Pears...

Modernist Sterling Silver Flatware Set, "Vision" pattern, designed by Ronald Pearson for The International Silver Company, circa 1960's. This is a large set, consisting of a six piec...