Gleaming Guilloche

This week our trove has two treasures, stunning sterling necklaces from the famed Norwegian jewelry design firm of David-Andersen. Formed of graceful stylized leaves, one necklace is in brilliant blue enamel while the other is snowy white. The translucent enamel is applied over a machined background, a technique known as guilloche, which gives the enamel depth and makes it shimmer.

Gold- and silversmith David Andersen founded the company in 1876 in Oslo, 

Norway. His skill and artistry attracted many patrons and by 1892 he opened a second shop. David Andersen’s son, Arthur, took over the company upon his father's passing in 1901. In honor of his father, Arthur changed the name of the company to the hyphenated David-Andersen. Born in 1875, Arthur  graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in 1893. Under Anderson, the company began producing the enamel jewelry and wares for which it has become world famous. Although the company during its long history followed artistic trends, such as art nouveau, art deco, and modernism, it also took inspiration from traditional Scandinavian design, as well as from nature. David-Anderson jewelry is renown for its simple and refined forms, accented with vibrant enamel. The company is still family owned, now into the fourth generation.

Each necklace is marked both "Sterling" and with the assay mark "925 S." In addition to the company's "D-A" and stylized scales in a circle marks, there is a "W" mark for jewelry designer Willy Winnaess, who worked for David-Andersen in the 1950s.

 

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Like Father, Like Daughter

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Next-to-New currently has two wonderful and whimsical works from outsider artists, father Mose Tolliver, and his daughter, Annie. Mose Tolliver, also known as Mose T., was a self-taught Alabama artist renown for his vibrant and imaginative folk paintings of people, religious subjects, and animals. He was born in Pike Road, Alabama, the child of sharecroppers. His exact birthday is unknown, but is thought to be between 1918 to 1925. In the 1960s, following an accident at an Alabama furniture factory that left him unable to stand or walk without crutches, Mose began to paint, using house paint on pieces of salvaged board or Masonite. A prolific artist, he gained recognition in the 1980s, following exhibitions at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. Mose died in 2006. His works are part of permanent collections throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Loss Angeles. 

The fantastical fish, boldly painted on board, is signed with Mose's typical signature, including the reversed "s."

Annie Tolliver (1950-2018) was inspired by her father. As a child, she loved to draw, but dropped out of school in the ninth grade to marry and start a family. Originally, Annie worked with her father, painting in his style and using his signature, but in 1990, encouraged by an art dealer, she began to create under her own name. Like her father, Annie often uses salvaged wood and house paint. She is known for her brightly colored imaginative paintings, often with humorous subjects and titles. Annie passed away on March 13, 2018. 

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Fantastic Fenton

This beautiful glass vase in glowing yellow is delicately painted with a chinoiserie landscape bordered by blossoms. It sits on a black glass base molded to look like carved Asian lacquer.  

This set is a scarce work of deco art glass created by the Fenton Art Glass Company in the 1930s. Founded in 1905 by brothers Frank and John Fenton in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the company originally decorated glassware purchased from other manufacturers. In 1907, the brothers opened the Fenton Art Glass factory in Williamstown, West Virginia, producing their own glass and introducing "iridescent ware," now known as "carnival glass." Inspired by the glass artistry of Tiffany and Steuben, Fenton produced a variety of colorful handmade glass objects, many enhanced with hand painting by the company's skilled artists. During the Depression era, Fenton added more practical items to its production, such as mixing bowls. The company ceased glass production in 2011, but its brightly-colored glassware, especially its earlier objects, are very popular with collectors.

The footed base is marked "Pat Pending."

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