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Dirk Van Erp |
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Dirk Van Erp was born in 1860 and died in 1933. He opened his own studio in 1908 in Oakland, California. He moved his studio to San Francisco in 1909 and the studio remained under the direction of his son until 1977. Van Erp made hammered copper accessories, including vases, desk sets, bookends, candlesticks, jardinieres, and trays, but he is best known for his lamps. The hammered copper lamps often had shades with mica panels. Before he started his own studio, Van Erp gave his famous lamps to friends as gifts. He used shell casings brought home from his job at a naval shipyard to make his early copper pieces.
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| Image | Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | | Dirk Van Erp | Blotter | Hammered Monogram, Impressed Mark, 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Bowl | Copper, Hammered, Sculpted, Original Patina, Impressed Mark, 3 x 10 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Cigar Box | Hammered, Hinged Lid, Applied Silver Monogram, OM, 2 3/4 x 10 x 6 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Fire Tools Set | Stand, Copper, c.1912, 32 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Jardiniere | Bulbous, Rolled Rim, Copper, Hammered, Patina, 16 x 7 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Jardiniere | Copper, Hammered, Marked, 13 x 14 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Bean Pot, Copper, Hammered, 4-Panel Mica Shade, 12 x 11 1/4 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Copper, Hammered Base, Cone Shaped Copper Shade, Marked, 11 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Copper, Hammered, 4-Panel Mica Shade, Bulbous Base, 16 x 14 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Copper, Hammered, Mica & Copper Shade, Cone Shape, 11 1/2 x 11 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Copper, Hammered, Mica, 4-Panel Shade, Vented Cap, Stamped, 20 x 17 1/4 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Copper, Hammered, Mica, Paneled Shade, c.1905, 24 x 24 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Copper, Mica, Shouldered Base, Orange Red Shade, 11 1/2 x 15 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Table, Copper, Hammered, 4-Panel Mica Shade, 2 Sockets, 16 1/2 x 15 1/2 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Vase | Copper, 2 Handles, Marked, 10 1/4 In. | 2009 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Vase | Copper, Hammered, Fluted Rim, Cylindrical Base, Patina, 1903, 25 1/2 x 14 1/4 In. | 2009 |  | Dirk Van Erp | Vase | Copper, Hammered, Shouldered, Wide Mouth, Windmill Mark, 6 1/4 x 5 In., Illustrated | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Bookends | Copper, Hammered, Pierced Lunette, Oak Tree, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 In. | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Bowl | Copper, Hammered, Flared, Footed, Patina, Impressed Mark, 2 1/2 x 11 In. | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Box | Copper, Hammered, Cover, 4 Cutout Designs, Patina, Impressed Mark, 2 x 4 In. | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Box | Copper, Hammered, Round Handle, Cover, Original Patina, Signed, 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 In. Diam. | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Copper, Hammered, 3-Light, Mica, 3-Paneled, 20 x 18 In. | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Lamp | Electric, Hand Wrought Copper, Mica, Stenciled, Shade, c.1920, 11 In. | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Vase | Copper, Hammered, Flaring Rim, Open Box Mark, 3 x 6 In. | 2008 | | | Dirk Van Erp | Vase | Copper, Hammered, Wrinkled Neck, Bulbous, 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 In. | 2008 |
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