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Bovano 6 inch Green Sunburst 3 rest ashtray
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 6 inch wide enamel 3 rest ashtray features what I have named the Green Sunburst pattern which consists of alternating rays of 3 colors (gold, charteuse, teal green) coming out of a asymmetrically placed focal area of small enamel jewels in the same 3 colors. The back is done in the typical black counterenamel Bovano uses and the gold circle label which reads Handcrafted by Bovano of Cheshire Conn. The original felt pads are still there. It is in excellent overall shape Add it to your Mid-Century Enamel collection today.
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Bovano 9 inch Straw & Jewel pink enamel bowl
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 9 inch wide enamel bowl features what I have named the Straw and Jewel pattern which consists of black straw lines and smaller burgundy red, teal green and gold jewels strewn along the straws on a cloud like background which is multi-tonal and contains primary colors of pink and green with some white shaded areas. A very unusual background. It is a very abstract florial pattern if you like. The pattern reminds me of some of Kay Dennings jewelry work for Bovano as well as the early Brower pieces I have seen.
The back is done in the typical black counterenamel Bovano uses and the gold circle label which reads Handcrafted by Bovano of Cheshire Conn. One of the original felt pads is present but the other two are missing. . It is in excellent condition. Add it to your Mid-Century Enamel collection today.
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4643
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Bovano 10 " Straw & Jewel pink enamel pl
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 10 1/4 inch wide enamel rimmed bowl features what I have named the Straw and Jewel pattern which consists of dark blue straw lines and smaller burgundy red, teal green and gold jewels strewn along the straws on a cloud like background which is multi-tonal and contains primary colors of pink and green with some white shaded areas. A very unusual background. It is a very abstract florial pattern if you like. The pattern reminds me of some of Kay Dennings jewelry work for Bovano as well as the early Brower pieces I have seen.
The back is done in the typical black counterenamel Bovano uses and the gold circle label which reads Handcrafted by Bovano of Cheshire Conn. All three original brown felt protective pads are still present. It is in very good condition. There one very time bruise to the enamel on the back side at the rim 1/16 inch in size. No damage to the enamel on the front or the front side of the rim. The hanging plate rack is included but could be removed to use as a flat piece. Add it to your Mid-Century Enamel collection today.
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Bovano 6 inch Green Sunburst 4 rest ashtray
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 6 1/4 inch wide enamel 4 rest ashtray features what I have named the Green Sunburst pattern which consists of alternating rays of 3 colors (gold, charteuse, teal green) coming out of a asymmetrically placed focal area of small enamel jewels in the same 3 colors. The back is done in the typical black counterenamel Bovano uses and the gold circle label which reads Handcrafted by Bovano of Cheshire Conn. The 3 original felt pads are still there. What is unusual about this piece is its basic shape, that being a circle with 2 flanges to the side which give it an Art Deco very geometrice shape. It is the only piece using this shape I have yet found.
It is in very goodoverall shape. There are some tiny areas of chipping to the enamel on the underside of the rim and one area of stress fractures but it presents well. Add it to your Mid-Century Enamel collection today.
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4673
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Edwards Star Original Multi-dot 10" plat
Produced in California by the Edwards Star Original company, this 9 3/4 inch enamel dish shows this firm's characteristic use of a bold dark base color and many small jewels. There are 16 deep orange 28 round turquoise jewels. There is no edge chipping or damage. Excellent condition. The back shows the copper metal of the body as it is not counterenameled on the back.
This dish was made for the San Francisco department store Gump's, which is now closed
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Bovano 6" chocolate brown Gold Jewel pla
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 6 inch wide enamel 3 rest ashtray with a 1960s era abstract pattern features 2 colors: a chocolate brown background and a row of connected Golden jewels. This is one of the harder to find patterns by Bovano. The back is done in the typical black counterenamel Bovano uses with three black felt pads, one missing. The normal gold circle label which reads Handcrafted by Bovano of Cheshire Conn is present and in excellent shape. It is in excellent shape. Add it to your Mid-Century Enamel collection today
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Edwards star Gumps green blue 9 " enamel
Produced in California by the Edwards Star Original company, this 9 3/4 inch enamel dish shows this firm's characteristic use of a bold dark base color and oblong jewels alternating with large wide panels. There are 5 yellow oblong jewels and five 2 tone green sections with a deep blue color border to each panel. There is no edge chipping or damage. It has the trademark edge which almost looks like it is beaded. Excellent condition. There are some internal cracks to the oblong jewels but the enamel over them is smooth and not cracked. I can only assume the stress cracks happened in the firing process. The back shows the copper metal of the body as it is not counterenameled on the back. It is signed An Edwards Star Original from Gump's, especially created for Joan and Peter Knott. Finding the owner's names is highly unusual for Edwards Star pieces.
This dish was made for the famous and elegant San Francisco department store Gump's, which is now closed
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Edwards Star 10" enamel blue gold plate
Produced in California by the Edwards Star Original company, this 9 7/8 inch enamel dish shows this firm's characteristic use of a bold dark base color and oblong jewels alternating with large wide panels. There are 5 cobalt blue oblong jewels and cobalt blue sections with the same color border to each panel but with a variation of texture. It is unusual to see an Edwards Star piece which uses only one color for its design. It certainly does make it stand out more from the background as a unified design statement. The blue color is deep and quite beautiful. There is no edge chipping or damage. Excellent condition. The back shows the copper metal of the body as it is not counterenameled on the back. It has the original three felt protector pads and is signed: This Edwards Star Original for Gump's San Francisco.
This dish was made for the San Francisco department store Gump's, which is now closed
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Bovano 10 inch 5 Gumdrops ashtray
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 10 inch wide enamel 4 rest ashtray with a 1960s era pattern features 5 different color jewels on a chocolate brown background. I have named it Gumdrops! Each jewel measures more than one inch wide. The back is done in the typical black counterenamel Bovano uses. It carries the gold paper Bovano label on the back. It is in excellent shape except for a small ding and some minor stress cracks near one of the rests. Add it to your Mid-Century Enamel collection today.
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Edwards star Gumps brown 9 1/2 inch enamel
Produced in California by the Edwards Star Original company, this 9 1/2 inch enamel dish shows this firm's characteristic use of a bold dark base color and oblong jewels alternating with large wide panels. There are 5 deep orange / reddish oblong jewels and five chocolate brown fan sections. The center area is done in chocolate brown and lighter gold tones. There is no edge chipping or damage. Excellent condition. The back shows the copper metal of the body as it is not counterenameled on the back.
This dish was made for the San Francisco department store Gump's, which is now closed
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Gerte Hacker 7" blue Dahlia bowl
Done by well known enamel artist Gerte Hacker of Cleveland Ohio, this 7 1/2 inch wide low bowl is from her #200 Dahlia line. It features the use of gold lines to create the petals of the dahlia flower and a central area of white, black, pink and turquoise small dots or jewels to create the center of the flower. There is a white edge like on Edward Winter's pieces. The back is counterenameled in a rich reddish brown leather color and her full name is signed in gold. The piece is in excellent condition and a good investment as signed enamel pieces are taking off in today's marketplace.
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4640
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Bovano Red double covered cigarette box
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 10 inch long x 4 inch wide covered cigarette box features an 5 1/2 inch x 3 1/2 inch enamel top which has been fitted into the lid.
What is most unusual about this covered box is that it contains two compartiments. Though I assume it was for cigarettes, perhaps it was for playing cards. The enamel lid has a bold stylized red and chocolate brown background onto which patterns of C scrolls in brown have been superimposed creating a two dimensional effect. It is one of Bovano's most fanciful designs.
The bottom of the wooden box has four brown felt pads. The inside of the lid has the majority of the gold circle label which reads Handcrafted by Bovano of Cheshire Conn. It is in excellent shape. Add it to your Mid-Century Enamel collection today
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4760
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Bovano 9" 6 Jewel bowl
Produced by the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano (started in 1953 by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden), this 9 inch deep blue background bowl is unusual for Bovano and would seem to be inspired by the standard design of the Edwards Star company of Los Angeles, CA. Edwards Star normally alternates large oblong jewels with area of a flame type design. Here, Bovano has used a central area of small golden mini jewels and used circular blue jewels in alternation with the oblong dark green jewels. It creates a very attractive design. This bowl does have some wear to it, though no firing cracks in the enamel jewels or edge chips. The back is counter-enameled in the trademark Bovano black shade. The bowl retains remnants of its original three felt pads. Its original gold paper label is in excellent condition. Add it to your Bovano or Mid Century enamel collection today.
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Hildegard signed 8" low enamel bowl
Signed Hildegard, this is a fascinating example of Mid-Century enamel in that the artist has used small pieces of Venetian style millefiori glass as her jewels. The jewels float on a deep green background, much like a standard Bovano background. The edge has the chocolate brown color seen on Edwards Star pieces. The back is counter-enamled in a funky bright green color and the signature is on a panel of white with the letters in green. There is some damage to the piece. Two edge imperfections on the back and an area of stress cracks on the side near the yellow millefiori near the rim. All in all, an interesting piece by an unknown maker.
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Brower 4 inch square fish dish
Before the Cheshire CT firm of Bovano started in 1953, founded by John BOnsignor, Gene VAn Leight and Warren NOden, a man named Brower was doing excellent enamel work in Cheshire. He sold his business to the three men who would rename the business Bovano in 1953. His enamels were simpler than what Bovano would produce. The background of the front was often two tone and the back was counterenamled in black. In this small dish, the front is black and white and the back is black. His designs incorporated mostly small jewels which sometimes overlap. He liked to use white enamel jewels as well as red ones and sometimes clear yellow ones. In this 4 inch wide square dish, the design consists of three fish, two white the largest red one and a blue crosshatching like a net. It is in very good condition with only one tiny chip on one front corner. All in all, a great early Mid-Century enamel item.
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