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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 3800163, member: 8363"]I bought these three wonderful American Brilliant Period pieces from the reseller's treasures. One of them is astonishing. Something I've never seen before, though, my experience is very limited. It looks like they cut it and then crimped it. It is astonishingly heavy. I couldn't find a mark, but I'm hoping that someone recognizes the maker by this perhaps signature technique. I would also like some conjecture on the two Hawkes pieces as to what their purpose was. The purpose now is too sit around and be beautiful, but they must have been used for something in the past.</p><ol> <li>The mystery piece is 3 inches tall and 8 inches in diameter at its widest point. It is too heavy for my scale which bottoms out at 7 lbs. Since it is not marked, perhaps, it is not ABP, but I'm hoping it is. </li> <li>The second piece, the first Hawkes, is 9 1/2 inches long, 6 1/4 inches wide and 2 inches tall. I was able to somewhat get a picture of the mark. Use?</li> <li>The third piece has a Hawkes mark, I've seen it, but I couldn't find it to show you in a photo. It is 3 inches tall, 12 inches long and 5 1/2 inches wide. Maybe someone can tell me where to find it. Use?</li> </ol><p>Any thoughts, considerations, and sharing of any kind would most sincerely appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]316709[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316710[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316711[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316712[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316713[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316714[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316715[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316716[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316717[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316718[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 3800163, member: 8363"]I bought these three wonderful American Brilliant Period pieces from the reseller's treasures. One of them is astonishing. Something I've never seen before, though, my experience is very limited. It looks like they cut it and then crimped it. It is astonishingly heavy. I couldn't find a mark, but I'm hoping that someone recognizes the maker by this perhaps signature technique. I would also like some conjecture on the two Hawkes pieces as to what their purpose was. The purpose now is too sit around and be beautiful, but they must have been used for something in the past. [LIST=1] [*]The mystery piece is 3 inches tall and 8 inches in diameter at its widest point. It is too heavy for my scale which bottoms out at 7 lbs. Since it is not marked, perhaps, it is not ABP, but I'm hoping it is. [*]The second piece, the first Hawkes, is 9 1/2 inches long, 6 1/4 inches wide and 2 inches tall. I was able to somewhat get a picture of the mark. Use? [*]The third piece has a Hawkes mark, I've seen it, but I couldn't find it to show you in a photo. It is 3 inches tall, 12 inches long and 5 1/2 inches wide. Maybe someone can tell me where to find it. Use? [/LIST] Any thoughts, considerations, and sharing of any kind would most sincerely appreciated. [ATTACH=full]316709[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316710[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316711[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316712[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316713[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316714[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316715[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316716[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316717[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316718[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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