Kalo Shop Sterling Silver 9 Trophy Cups & Cocktail Shaker 1912-1938 Lot

Thank you for considering this Kalo Shop Sterling Silver 9 Trophy Cups & Cocktail Shaker 1912-1938 Lot. This lot offered is an exceptional and historically significant 10-piece collection of hand wrought sterling silver by the renowned Kalo Shop, consisting of nine matching trophy cups and one cocktail shaker, all produced for Chicago-area clubs between approximately 1912 and 1938. Every piece is handcrafted from solid sterling silver and bears authentic Kalo Shop marks, including examples marked Chicago as well as Chicago and New York, reflecting different production periods. Several cups retain their original applied club monograms, including CC, CG, and HC, while others feature distinctive arrowhead motifs. Engravings include dated competition awards such as July 6, 1912, July 13, 1912, August 24, 1912, September 7, 1912, July 11, 1931, and July 8, 1934, with inscriptions including "Fire Cup," "Won By," and a named winner, Albert E. Porter. The exceptional sterling cocktail shaker is engraved "Old Guard Cup," "Presented by Frank W. Lesch," "Won by Charles M. Allen," and "Independence Day 1938." One cup also carries the prestigious retailer stamp of C.D. Peacock, Chicago's premier luxury jeweler. Together these pieces represent more than two decades of club history and remain an extraordinarily rare surviving matched presentation group. Their hand-planished surfaces, heavy sterling construction, and original presentation engravings make them highly desirable to collectors of Arts & Crafts silver, Chicago history, sporting trophies, and museum-quality American decorative arts. Selling the complete collection together preserves its remarkable historical integrity and provenance.

Founded in Chicago in 1900 by Clara Barck Welles, The Kalo Shop became one of America's most respected Arts & Crafts silversmiths. Every piece was individually handcrafted rather than mass produced, emphasizing superior workmanship, elegant design, and exceptional quality. Kalo silver is celebrated for its hand-raised forms, planished finishes, and uncompromising craftsmanship, with examples held in major museums and prized by collectors of early twentieth-century American silver. This collection represents an outstanding example of the firm's celebrated legacy.

Total Weight: 2,032.82 Grams

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