Vintage Heintz Art Metal Vase

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Antique Heintz Bronze Vase Sterling Silver Overlay Gold Dore Finish.
The bronze is with an excellent original patina and the … Read more Antique Heintz Bronze Vase Sterling Silver Overlay Gold Dore Finish.
The bronze is with an excellent original patina and the vase has a sterling silver overlay the gold type finish is called Gold Dore. This vase is marked as you can see in the pictures. Numbered 3803 B marked with Heintz company mark, Sterling on Bronze Pat date Aug, 27, 1912.
Lovely stylized flower is the decoration, the finish has a slight delicate texture.
Measures 5.5" high, 2.25" across mouth and 2.75" across base. Condition notes- small bend in the mouth, looks like the edge rolls down a minute amount (photo) and on back side is a flat spot .5" wide similar to a dent, but doesnt go in, just flat. NEITHER can be seen from the front. Both issues do not detract from the beauty of the item. We have many up close photos and happy to send more.
Heintz History----
Gold Dore finish:
"Heintz also employed plated finishes: a hand-stippled French grey silver, Acid etched silver with black “highlights” and Gold dore’. Heintz items were a popular wedding gift and were sold through “better” gift and artware stores."

Otto Heintz was born into a family of manufacturing jewelers established in 1875 in Buffalo , NY . By about 1902 he had purchased a small company, renamed it the Art Crafts Shop, and began design and manufacture of copper items with colored enamel decoration. He was granted three patents. By 1906 he changed the name to Heintz Art Metal Shop, and shifted to bronze as the base material and sterling silver as ornamentation. The Art Crafts Shop hammered “look” was replaced by a series of machine-shaped bodies with sophisticated patinas. The definitive patent for applying sterling silver to bronze without solder was granted August 27, 1912 .
Heintz’ line consisted of vases and bowls, candlesticks, smoking accessories, trophies, lamps, desk accessories, picture frames, bookends and jewelry. From a circa 1916 trade catalog: “Heintz wares have won an enviable reputation among buyers of art goods, because of originality and beauty of design, and unusual quality of attractiveness. The articles are of bronze, and are decorated with sterling silver designs, permanently applied by our patented process. Beautiful colored finishes have been produced after much thought and experiment.

Each of our items at Allies as been handpicked for uniqueness and variety, all are different but all have been loved. We have carefully taken many photos so you can see from all angles because we count photos as part of our description! We are happy to answer any questions. We expect all of our items to have age appropriate patina, wear, usage and maybe even a bit of crackle! We will do the best we can pointing out any condition issues. We do have the zoom in feature available for you to use.
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