$6,518
Important Cloisonne Enamel Paperweight, William Harper, c. 1975-76, in polychrome cloisonne enamel with gold and silver, on copper with copper electroplating, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. Note: This paperweight is the largest and most complex of a group of three made by Harper. Margret Craver acquired it directly from him at his Tallahassee studio. William Harper was born in 1944, Bucyrus, Ohio. In the 1960s, he studied under the enamellist Kenneth Bates at the Cleveland Institute of Art. He is best known for his richly colored cloisonne enameled jewelry and objects. Note: From the Estate of Margret Craver Withers (1907-2010). Margret Craver had numerous accomplishments as a modernist jeweler and metalsmith. She was largely self taught. Craver was born in Pratt, Kansas, and introduced to metalsmithing as a design major at the University of Kansas in the late 1920s. In 1938 she traveled to Sweden to study with Baron Erik Fleming, silversmith to the King. Under his tutelage, Craver refined her craft and sharpened her skills. Silver was her medium of choice, but she also worked in enamel and gemstones. During the war Craver taught metalwork to veterans as a means of therapy at Walter Reed Army Hospital. From there, she was appointed Director, Craft Service Department, at Handy and Harman. Craver cut her own gemstones (lot 460) and rediscovered the lost technique of en resille enameling. Her numerous awards include two from the Philadelphia Art Alliance: First Award in 1938, and Certifi Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-06-14
