Antique Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co 1800s Silver Bowl Figural Monkey Flowers
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Type: Figural handled basket bowl
Material: Silver plated metal
Age: 19th C. (1800s)
Origin/Maker: Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co, Wallingford, Connecticut America. Unsigned. "Simpson Hall Miller & Co. quadruple plated" mark on base. From Wikipedia:
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was a cutlery and silver hollowware manufacturer in Wallingford, Connecticut, founded in 1866. By c. 1895, the company operated large factories in Wallingford and Montreal, Canada.
In 1898, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. became part of the International Silver Company headquartered in neighboring Meriden. A notable shareholder was Senator Charles Dwight Yale, nephew of merchant William Yale.
Many designs have been collected by many American museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Yale University Art Gallery. In 2005-07, Modernist silver designs by Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. were featured in a traveling museum exhibition (Dallas, Washington, Miami Beach, Reno and Memphis).
The designs have been exhibited since the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. In 1880-81, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was awarded the First Prize Medal competing with 44 other silver manufacturers from the United States and Europe at the Melbourne International Exhibition in Australia
Size: 12-3/8" tall (31.432 cm), 10-5/8" diameter (26.987 cm)
Weight: 3 lbs 12.6 oz (1720 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Pasadena CA antique store 3 MAR 2024
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Silver is tarnished. One flower petal is broken off. Some light surface wear. Some white paint on side.
Subject: Very ornate Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co Quadruple Plate 1800's Victorian Aesthetic Movement silver repousse figural monkey basket with gold wash. Decorated with flowers and leaves, a large monkey on the handle
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Antique Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co 1800s Silver Bowl Figural Monkey Flowers
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Figural handled basket bowl
Material: Silver plated metal
Age: 19th C. (1800s)
Origin/Maker: Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co, Wallingford, Connecticut America. Unsigned. "Simpson Hall Miller & Co. quadruple plated" mark on base. From Wikipedia:
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was a cutlery and silver hollowware manufacturer in Wallingford, Connecticut, founded in 1866. By c. 1895, the company operated large factories in Wallingford and Montreal, Canada.
In 1898, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. became part of the International Silver Company headquartered in neighboring Meriden. A notable shareholder was Senator Charles Dwight Yale, nephew of merchant William Yale.
Many designs have been collected by many American museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Yale University Art Gallery. In 2005-07, Modernist silver designs by Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. were featured in a traveling museum exhibition (Dallas, Washington, Miami Beach, Reno and Memphis).
The designs have been exhibited since the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. In 1880-81, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was awarded the First Prize Medal competing with 44 other silver manufacturers from the United States and Europe at the Melbourne International Exhibition in Australia
Size: 12-3/8" tall (31.432 cm), 10-5/8" diameter (26.987 cm)
Weight: 3 lbs 12.6 oz (1720 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Pasadena CA antique store 3 MAR 2024
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Silver is tarnished. One flower petal is broken off. Some light surface wear. Some white paint on side.
Subject: Very ornate Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co Quadruple Plate 1800's Victorian Aesthetic Movement silver repousse figural monkey basket with gold wash. Decorated with flowers and leaves, a large monkey on the handle
Location:
Antique Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co 1800s Silver Bowl Figural Monkey Flowers