William Spratling - Dish

A Piet Hein candelabra in brushed steel. Known as either “Big Dipper” or “The Great Bear”, it was designed by Hein during his time in Argentina to...

A matte green Arts and Crafts pottery vase with two handles and subtle geometric decoration. Unsigned.

Bradley & Hubbard attributed table lamp A large octagonal paneled table lamp with green slag glass shade, #T9365 on base, #18 872 Meriden,...

A Bjorn Wiinblad oblong dish of blue-green glazed pottery, decorated with floral and geometric patterns and gold details. Signed on the underside.

A group of six handblown silvered glass "creatures" by California glass artist Alex Abajian. Can be sold individually. Each sculpture varies in size...

An oil painting on linen of walnut trees at night as seen in Stockton California. Unframed and painted in 2005. Los Angeles based artist Jennifer Mary Gheur. BFA graduate 1991 Otis College of Art and Design. Began fashion label JMARY, 1998. Exhibition Berlin Art Forum, 1999. Exhibition 'Malerei' Berlin, 1999. Solo exhibition Christian Nagel Gallery Cologne, 2000. Solo exhibition (clothing and painting) Eye On Otis Maxfield Los Angeles...

Amazing Wiliam Spratling Dominoes set made of ebony wood and silver inlay. William Spratling (September 22, 1900–August 7, 1967) was an Americ...

Amazing Wiliam Spratling Style Dominoes set made of tropical wood and silver inlay.     

An early set of sterling silver coffee or tea set comprising a coffee or tea pot, a cream jug and an open sugar bowl. Designed and made by William Spratling in Taxco, Mexico and date...

A vintage, circa 1940s signed sterling silver bracelet by William Spratling. This design is called Feather of Quetzalcoatl. According to "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide", by Phyllis Goddard, this bracelet was designed during William Spratling's first design period, 1931-1946. But first things first, who is Quetzalcoatl? According to this Wikipedia article, "The name Quetzalcoatl comes from the Nahuatl language and means "Precious serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". In the 17th century, Ixtlilxóchitl, a descendant of Aztec royalty and historian of the Nahua people, wrote, "Quetzalcoatl, in its literal sense, means 'serpent of precious feathers' but in the allegorical sense, 'wisest of men'."" Ah! So that must be why Spratling called this design 'Feather of Quetzalcoatl! But hang on there, how did Spratling come to learn about Quetzalcoatl? Well according to the website Elisa Rolle, "When lecturing at the National University of Mexico's Summer School in 1926-1928, Spratling quickly integrated himself into the Mexican art scene and became a friend and a strong proponent of the work of muralist Diego Rivera, for whom he organized an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Using money received from commissions he organized for Rivera, Spratling bought a home in Taxco, Mexico in 1928, where he began work on a book, Little Mexico, about this small mountain town. Spratling was gay, but most accounts of his life mention this only indirectly if at all. Spratling amassed a large collection of Pre-Columbian figurines...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Georgian English sterling silver covered serving dish; an addition to our silver dining collect...

A large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea that consists of a gallery tray, a coffee pot, a tea pot, a hot milk or chocolate pot, a sugar and a milk jar. This stunn...