Lot 97B
Attributed to Joseph Heinrichs (German-American, 1866 to 1937), ca. 1900s to 1910s CE. A rare and highly collectible hammered copper and silver candlestick by the renowned metalworker Joseph Heinrichs, featuring a Native American knapped blade - a hallmark of Heinrichs' distinctive style. Included is a large copper tray. The candlestick - technically a chamberstick due to its small dish with a handle and short socket for the candle - features a wide, removable copper brim for easy cleaning of wax. The handle, brackets, and tubular socket are crafted from a silver-copper alloy, while the dish and removable rim are hammered copper. The chert blade is secured with silver-copper wires. The underside of the dish is stamped "COPPER AND SILVER," with the number "7" below. The hammered tray with pierced handles is unmarked. It is unknown if this tray is by Heinrichs, though it is likely from the same period as the Arts and Crafts movement. Size of candlestick: 7.75" L x 6.5" Diameter x 2.75" H (19.7 cm x 16.5 cm x 7 cm); tray: 12.25" L x 12.75" W (31.1 cm x 32.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art had this to say about a similar piece containing an arrowhead in their collection, accession number 2021.14.6: "German-born Joseph Heinrichs established a successful metalworking business around 1898 with shops in both New York and Paris. Surviving patents attest to his creativity and committed pursuit of innovation. His firm produced large quantities of utilitarian and industrial metal wares for use in hotels and restaurants; however, he also produced artistic goods for domestic settings. These survive in small numbers and exhibit outstanding craftsmanship as well as highly original designs. The arrowheads used to decorate this box reflect prevailing contemporary fascination with Native Americans. When attached to a box and displayed in a fashionable, progressive Arts and Crafts interior, these arrowheads have complex resonances. For patrons of Heinrichs' metalwork, the arrowheads likely would have had similar sorts of sentimentalized associations with "honest" handcraft traditions that Arts and Crafts artists attributed to medieval works of art. This box raises intriguing questions about the ways in which artists and their patrons engaged with the art, culture, history, and present realities of Native American peoples."
Provenance: private Livermore, Colorado, USA collection
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- Condition: Candlestick has dark patina and toning. Intact and excellent. Some wax residue in the removable brim. Tray has some abrasions and minor blemishes and green patina, otherwise intact. Tray is not marked.
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