This Card is very unique, in that it is from the era before Trading Card Companies. The Front of the card is ALL HAND DRAWN by "AL DEMAREE", the PITCHER for the N.Y. GIANTS from 1918 - ? The back of the card has the stats of "Ulysses John Lupien" "First Sacker" for THE HOLLYWOOD STARS, Pacific Coast League. The back also has an advertisement for "FRED HANEY, Signal's ACE Sportscaster", on KLAC Radio DIAL 570. There is also an add for "SIGNAL GASOLINE", who were the makers and distributor of this card.
# 508 Hallmark variation information is included in Spratling Silver: A Field Guide.
Item: Ashtray Design Period: Third Design Period: 1951 - 1967
Catalog #: CEN-19
Dimensions: 4 3/4" x 1 3/4" high
Description: Silver ashtray supported by three silver jaguars on a triangular ebony base. This design was included in the 1965 traveling U.S. museum exhibit, "The World of William Spratling." The design has been reissued.
Primary Material Silver Ebony Hallmark 1 WS Script Circle S Book References
Title Author Publisher
Mexican Silver1993 Foundation Europalia 93 Foundation Europalia 93 La Plateria Mexicana1994 Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia Spratling Silver: A Field Guide - Recognizing a William Spratling Treasure2003 Phyllis Goddard Keenan Tyler Paine Article/Auction References Title Author Publication/Date Otis Art Institute Exhibit: The World of William Spratling List compiled from Otis Art Institute records Mexican Silver: William Spratling and the Revolutionary Aesthetic Penny Morrill AntiquesAmerica.com Experts' Library 2001
WILLIAM SPRATLING, an innovative and talented designer of Mexican jewelry, silver hollowware, tin, copper, and furniture, demonstrated his appreciation for, and sensitivity to the early cultures of Mexico. He established a model for the artistic development and growth of the silver industry in Taxco and well deserved the title "Father of Contemporary Mexican Silver!"
there are minor imperfections - a repaired crack in one leg of the wooden base, visible in photos, along with a couple of dings (no breaks) in the silver along the out folded edge. This piece was used as an ashtray and has some tarnish.
