(on 5) MID-CEN. MODERN PLATED SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SET, PRIP
Reed and Barton, Dimension 1500 c. 1955, pattern, by John Prip (1922-2009)
tear drop form, consisting of a teapot and coffee pot, with wrapped handles, a creamer and covered sugar; on an oval tray with cut-out handles, maker P13187 and CA, 23"l
From the collection of a Newtown, CT woman, purchased in the 1980's. Retains Sotheby's tag, lot 430/5
This set is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (one piece only), Boston; and the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence , RI
John Prip is a pivotal figure in the history of American studio silver. Born in New York to a Danish metalsmithing family, Prip was a fourth-generation metalsmith familiar from childhood with workshop activities. His family returned to Denmark while Prip was a young child; he later attended Copenhagen Technical College, where for five years he was apprenticed to Evald Nielson, graduating in 1942. He continued to build on his considerable technical skills between 1945 and 1948 while working for the family business and other Danish concerns. In 1948, at age twenty-six, he was recruited to head the metals department at the newly founded School for American Craftsmen (SAC) in Alfred, New York.
ohn Prip (b. 1922) is a fourth generation metalsmith, born in New York and raised in Denmark. At the age of 15, he began his apprenticeship at his father's silversmithing factory. At the age of 26, he immigrated back to America with his wife and son and began teaching at the School for American Craftsmen at Alfred University, New York. Later he taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology and co-owned Shop One, a retail outlet for high quality handmade objects.
In 1957, Prip worked at the Reed and Barton Company, a hollowware and flatware company in Massachusetts, as an Artist in Residence. Some of his designs are still in production there today. The technical skill he acquired apprenticing in Denmark, along with the American qualities of innovation and experimentation have given Prip a unique and distinguished place in metalsmithing. He has taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and currently at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Dent to side of sugar bowl.
Estimate: $500 - $700
Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 180 : (on 5) MID-CEN. MODERN PLATED SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SET, PRIP
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