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