Description: VINTAGE - VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS - This is an ALUMINUM Episcea Leaf Tray. VMC made a small number of the Episcea and a Very few Holly leaves in aluminum. They did make many larger pieces in aluminum - the sea grape, banyon tree, some lotus leaves. These larger pieces which were then anodized in gold. See article below. The Episcea cluster leaf tray measures 4" long x 2-1/2" wide and 3/4" tall. The aluminum Episcea leaf tray weighs 2.1 ounces. The design number is 3-30. This tray has the copyright mark on the front of the leaf near the stem. The Episcea leaf tray is marked as follows - 3-30 COPYRIGHT 1948 EPISCEA Virginia Metalcrafters mark The raised lettering on the back is very readable. Ready to use - clean. The following information can be found on the internet -About Virginia Metalcrafters; 1890 – 2006 Waynesboro, VirginiaOver the years Artisans at Virginia Metalcrafters experimented, casting high end decorative pieces in alloys of aluminum; today these “aluminum” pieces are very rare. Items that were finished as aluminum were so well done they look like steel to this day. They also took advantage of the light weight properties of aluminum alloys to cast very large leaves such as the Sea Grape and Large Lotus, which they then anodized in Gold. Virginia Metalcrafters was one of the oldest foundries in the United States continually producing authentic sand-cast decorative wares, using specialty brasses and alloys. Gifted Artisans such as Horace Burns and Oskar J.W. Hansen (internationally known sculptor of the angels at the Hoover Dam) carved dozens of fascinating leaf patterns which were usually sand cast in Brass alloys and finished with a lacquer that has held up incredibly well, thru the years. Older leaves have the artist’s initials HB or OH along with a copyright symbol usually appearing on the front of the leaf. These leaves range in size from less then 4” to about 40 inches; they have been mentioned in popular magazines by people such as Martha Stewart; they are highly sought after by collectors today. 3165.1747
Price: 50 USD
Location: Harpersville, Alabama
End Time: 2024-11-05T13:37:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Material: Brass
Object Type: Tray
Country of Manufacture: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
