Local 19th century artist and ‘Foo Dogs’
It is always fun when I come across artwork from a local artist whose work displays familiar views of the East Bay. I have worked with several Samuel Roscoe Chaffee pieces and the one pictured here is from the Barrington Preservation Society Museum. Chaffee was a landscape painter, mostly in watercolors and most popular in [...]
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Q: I have a plate in the shape of a leaf. It has been passed down in my family and I think it is very old. Can you tell me something about it and how much it is worth? A: Your leaf plate is an example of American Majolica made by Griffen, Smith & Hall [...]
Read More →‘Puffy’ shades bring in the highest prices
The Pairpoint Manufacturing Company was, at the turn of the century, one of the largest manufacturers of silver plate in the United States. Located on the waterfront in New Bedford, Pairpoint originally started making coffin fittings. In 1894 it merged with Mt. Washington Glassworks, blending the glass and metal skills to make lamps and other [...]
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