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Louis W. Rice (American, 1872-1933) Skyscraper Cocktail Shaker with Tray and Six

Sold for $2,000 at Heritage Auctions on Feb 2, 2023.

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Louis W. Rice (American, 1872-1933) Skyscraper Cocktail Shaker with Tray and Six Cups from the Apollo Studios Line, circa 1928, Bernard Rice's Sons, Inc. Nickel silver-plated metal 11-1/8 x 7 x 4-1/8 inches (28.3 x 17.8 x 10.5 cm) (tallest, shaker) Stamped to underside of shaker: SKY SCRAPER, DES. PAT. PENDING, APOLLO E.P.N.S., MADE IN U.S.A. BY BERNARD RICE'S SONS INC., 5267 LITERATURE: J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern, 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000, p. 48, for an example in the John C. Waddell Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Charles Venable, Silver in America 1840-1940, Dallas, 1994, p. 288, fig. 9.33, for illustration. The shaker monogrammed PBW. HID01801242017

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