Metalware have produced amazing scrolls, folds, twists, textures, and weaves not normally associated with the hard material. With heat, hammer, talent, and muscle, the artist-blacksmith has forged exciting Metalware that permeate our surroundings.
The elegant yet practical chrome and brass houseware Metalware were issued at the height of Deco's popularity. Objects by such industrial design pioneers as Lurelle Guild, Walter Von Nessen, Russel Wright and Harry Laylon of 20th century decorative arts. Also at the forefront of the Art Deco movement were Metalware and sculpture, made by highly skilled craftsmen and artists. One can see the creative designs of Hagenauer, WMF, the Bauhaus, Ferdinand Priess, Chiparus, Brancusi, and Brandt, among other important Metalware workers of the era.
One of the many unique items to collect in Metalware are doorstops. As long as there have been doors there have been doorstops. Early on they may have been a convenient rock or piece of furniture, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, doorstops were manufactured as decorative Metalware items for the home. Generally cast in iron, they are avidly sought after by today's collectors. Though mass produced, they were usually painted by hand and so each has become a unique Metalware treasure, appreciated both for its shape and the "folk art" quality of its finish.
There is no doubt in my mind that Metalware captures the magnificence of metal creations including silver, iron, tin, brass, and pewter. The is a large gamut of Metalware that a collector can focus on form doorstops to antique weather vanes. One needs to discover a treasure-trove of uniquely worldwide items of utility and beauty. Metalware collecting can be a joy forever. |
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