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Fri, Jan 15, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 402

William Waldo Dodge Copper Waterfall Bowl

Estimate: $300 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Asheville, North Carolina, c. 1933, flared sides with a dramatic waterfall pattern, two stamps "Ashe/ville NC" and "Copper/Field" on base, 18-1/4 in.Note: "In 1933 Dodge, in an attempt to offer his regular clients and the Asheville tourist trade an alternative to expensive sterling silver, designed a limited line of hammered copper pieces, most notably large, flared bowls stamped in large block letters, COPPERIELD ASHEVILLE, NC." from Bruce E. Johnson Hand Wrought The Artistry of William Waldo Dodge Silver + Architecture, page 35. Similar example see page 35, center photo. - Provenance: North Carolina Collection

Condition

surface dirt layer and accretion, scattered areas of discoloration and verdigris, especially at rim of well, scattered surface scratches
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