Lawrence Hunter Hand Wrought Brass and Walnut Punch Set c.1965

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Lawrence Hunter Hand Wrought Brass and Walnut Punch Set c.1965

About the Item

LAWRENCE HUNTER, San Diego, California Punch Bowl set c.1965 Hand hammered and hand wrought large asymmetric punch bowl with matching ladle, turned walnut pedestal platter and twenty four hand wrought brass and walnut pedestal shape goblets Marks: HUNTER spelled out within a large outline of an H (name logo and monogram mark on all pieces) Punchbowl H: 13 ½” x Dia: 16” Cups: H: 5” x Dia: 3 ½” Serving tray: H: 2 ¾” x Dia: 17 ¾” By repute, this elaborate punch set was a custom commissioned work for a West Coast collector and likewise was purchased directly from Larry Hunter in the mid-1960's for $2,500. Lawrence "Larry" Hunter grew up in San Diego and received a BA from San Diego State College in the late 1950s. As an undergraduate, Hunter studied with John Dirks, who founded the furniture design program at San Diego State College, and Ilse Ruocco. While completing an MA at University of California, Los Angeles, Hunter worked in clay and was a teaching assistant for Laura Andreson. Hunter was hired to teach general crafts and design classes at San Diego State in 1962, and later inherited the furniture design program from Dirks. Hunter was a member of the Allied Craftsmen of San Diego and exhibited furniture regularly in the California Design series at the Pasadena Art Museum and the California Crafts series at the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento. Hunter led the San Diego State furniture design program until the late 1980s, helping the furniture program to become a vital part of the community. Featured artists will include Toza and Ruth Radakovich, Rhoda Lopez, Jack Hopkins, Arline Fisch, Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley, Larry Hunter, Kay Whitcomb, Ilse Ruocco, and James Hubbell. It was at this same time that Constantine's, a New York fine wood merchant, offered plans for clocks with wooden works; that John Gaughan made a skeletal grandfather's clock with wooden works; and that Larry Hunter, who taught at San Diego State, used the clock form to explore kinetic sculpture within a functional format. Hunter eschewed the older traditional adornment of the case and focused upon visible works so that people could watch time actually move.

Creator:
Lawrence Hunter (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Diameter: 16 in (40.64 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Walnut
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1965
Condition:
This set is in excellent original condition.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: 131011997786