Keswick School of Industrial Art (KSIA) Copper Flagon

Keswick School of Industrial Arts (KSIA) copper flagon with a silvered interior. Approximately 4.25 inches tall by 3.75 inches diameter by 4.75 inches wide with handle. Price: $580

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

The Keswick School of Industrial Art (KSIA) (sometimes Keswick School of Industrial Arts) was founded in 1884 by Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley and his wife Edith as an evening class in woodwork and repoussé metalwork at the Crosthwaite Parish Rooms, in Keswick, Cumbria, a market town in northwest England’s Lake District National Park.

Tri-Ang Minic Toy Truck

Tri-Ang Minic Truck with Key (England) Price: $130

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Cast Iron Toy Coupe

Black two door coupe automobile. Cast iron. Price: $110

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Cast Iron Toy Sedan

Red four door sedan automobile. Cast Iron. Price: $110

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Poole Pottery (England) Mid Century Modern Vase and Bowl

Poole Pottery (England) Mid Century Modern vase and bowl. These pieces were produced between 1955 and 1959. The vase is marked on the bottom with the company’s Poole England dolphin ink stamp, a decorators mark, and the code PQB D. The vase is 7.75 inches tall by 4 inches wide.  Price: $180 The bowl is marked on the bottom with the company’s Poole England dolphin ink stamp, a decorators mark, and the code PJB D. It has a diameter of 6.0 inches by 2.0 inches tall.  Price:  $140

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Poole is a coastal town in Dorset, southern England, known for its large natural harbour. Poole Pottery was founded as a manufacturer in 1873 on Poole quayside in Dorset. Factory operations were moved in 1999 to a new site in Sopers Lane until its closure in 2006. Poole Pottery is now a brand owned by Denby Pottery Company with the products made in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.

“When Worlds Collide” 1951 Movie Still

Vintage film still from the 1951 Science Fiction movie “When Worlds Collide.” Size including frame approximately 16 ¾ inches by 13 5/8 inches by 1 inch.  Price:  $115

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Jose Pinal Nude Wood Carving

Jose Pinal (1913 – 1983) Mid-century nude modern style wood carving. The figure is approximately 9.5 inches wide by 4.25 inches deep and  5.0 inches tall. Base 10.2 inches by 5.0 inches by 1.5 inches. Signed on base J. Pinal. It is in very good condition with no significant chips, cracks or losses. There are a few minor areas of wear to the figure and a few nicks to the base.  Price: $230

Jose Pinal (1913 -- 1983) was a visual artist who was born in 1913 in Guadalajara, Mexico. At the 1939 World's Fair in San Francisco, Pinal then 26 years old, was commissioned to demonstrate his art at the Mexican Pavilion. Pinal returned to his native Mexico and established a wood carving workshop in Mexico City where he and his apprentices created original religious, contemporary, and abstract figures.

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Franz Hirsch Art Deco Copper Bowl (Germany)

Art Deco low copper bowl with a Parrot design by Professor Franz Hirsch, Munich, Germany. Marked on the reverse “GERMANY, Franz Hirsch, München.” Approximately 9.2 inches diameter by 1.2 inches tall.  Price: $280

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Professor Fritz Hirsch (1871 – 1938) was a German art historian, architect, and pioneer of state-sponsored historical preservation. He was born on 21 April 1871 in Konstanz, in the German Empire, to parents of Jewish descent.

Hirsch graduated from a Konstanz gymnasium in 1889 and then began studying art and architecture in Karlsruhe and Munich. From 1895, Hirsch worked as an apprentice architect at the inspection offices of the Konstanz and Heidelberg districts. He received his doctorate in 1897.

In 1900 Hirsch became an assessor specializing in architecture for the government of Heidelberg. Five years later he was the district inspector for Bruchsal.  From 1900 to 1909 Hirsch directed a restoration of Schloss Bruchsal and the nearby St. Peter's Church, a ground­breaking landmark in the field of historical preservation. Hirsch was dismissed from all his positions in 1933 by the anti-Semitic Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service

American Encaustic Tile Company (AETCO) Plate

American Encaustic Tile Company (AETCO) plate. Made during the Frederick Hurten Rhead period with a cornucopia central design and a decorative border. There is a hand decorated sunburst on the reverse. Marked AETCO and 1927. Diameter 8 3/8 inches. Excellent condition.   Price: SOLD

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

The American Encaustic Tiling Company (AETCO) was founded in New York City in 1875. The company’s glazed tiles were made to compete with English tiles sold in the United States for use in fireplaces and other architectural features. By 1890 AETCO was the largest tile company in the world. A factory was established at Zanesville, Ohio in 1892. The firm closed in 1935.

William Robert Thrasher (1908 – 1997) Winter Scene

Born in Lamar County, Texas, in 1908, William Robert Thrasher was a farm boy. Because of his desire to paint, he spent all his earnings on brushes and canvas. He observed and painted the life he knew including wildlife, farm scenes, and the unspoiled countryside of the early twentieth century. His early works were rendered on beaver board, Masonite, and other materials available to the young artist. Approximate size including frame: 10 3/8 inches by 12 1/4 inches by 1 inch.   Price:  $325

May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403