Harold John Brothers (1888 – 1947) Etching of Olvera Street P689

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Harold John Brothers  (1888 - 1947) Etching of Olvera Street Born in Ramsgate, England on Aug. 22, 1888. Hal Brothers immigrated to San Francisco in 1923.  Except for a short time in the 1930s when he was in Los Angeles, he remained in San Francisco and married Norma Freeman on March 30, 1942. Besides etchings, he ...

Carl Oscar Borg [1879-1947] Etching of the Santa Barbara Mission P690

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Carl Oskar Borg (March 3, 1879 – May 8, 1947) was a Swedish born, American painter who was known for themes of the Southwestern United States. Carl Oscar Borg was born into a poor family in Grinstads parish, County of Älvsborg,Dalsland province, in Västergötland, Sweden. Oscar Borg moved to London at age 15 to assist portrait and marine artist George Johansen. In 1901, he sailed for the United ...

Carl Oscar Borg [1879-1947] Etching of the Carmel Mission P688

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Carl Oskar Borg (March 3, 1879 – May 8, 1947) was a Swedish born, American painter who was known for themes of the Southwestern United States. Carl Oscar Borg was born into a poor family in Grinstads parish, County of Älvsborg,Dalsland province, in Västergötland, Sweden. Oscar Borg moved to London at age 15 to assist portrait and marine artist George Johansen. In 1901, he sailed for the United ...

Cal Art Bookends Spanish Courtyard CA445

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A beautiful pair of ceramic bookends depicting a Spanish Courtyard. Bookends measure 6 1/4 x  6 x 2. From its founding in 1922, James White Hislop's California Art Tile Company was known for its distinctive product's "soft" look in subtle, muted glazes that accorded so well with the California Arts and Crafts style. Call for pricing. We ship ...

Vernon Kilns El Camino Real Charger Decorated by Annette Honeywell CA441

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A wonderful Vernon Kilns El Camino Real charger decorated by Annette Honeywell. Charger measures 14" diameter. El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road, also known as The King's Highway) and sometimes associated with Calle Real usually refers to the historic 600-mile (966-kilometer) California Mission Trail, connecting the former Alta California's 21 missions (along with a number of support sites), 4 presidios, and several pueblos, stretching ...

Glenwood Hotel (Origin of Mission Inn) Wooden Carpenter’s Tools: Clamps c1900 A458

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The background of these turn of the last century carpenter's tools almost beggars belief: The Mission Inn, now known as The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, is a historic landmark hotel in downtown Riverside, California. Although a composite of many architectural styles, it is generally considered the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States. The property ...

Old Mission Kopper-Kraft Arts & Crafts Bookends MI083

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In hammered copper and bearing the familiar Kopper-Kraft logo design, this pair of book-ends exemplifies the late flowering of the American Arts & Crafts movement. Old Mission Kopper-Kraft was a San Francisco company that flourished at the beginning of the 20th century, and the products of its workshop are eagerly sought after by collectors of ...

San Miguel Mission Souvenir Bronze Bell MI102

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Solid bronze 2"  souvenir bell, marked "San Miguel". San Miguel is home to the Mission San Miguel Arcángel, founded on 25 July 1797. Mission San Miguel Arcángel was founded on July 25, 1797 by the Franciscan order, on a site chosen specifically due to the large number of Salinan Indians that inhabited the area, whom ...

Santa Ines Souvenir Bronze Bell MI101

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Bronze 2" Souvenir Mission Bell, "Santa Ines". Mission Santa Inés (sometimes spelled Santa Ynez) is a Spanish mission in the present-day city of Solvang, California. Founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estévan Tapís of the Franciscan order, the mission site was chosen as a midway point between Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción, ...

San Antonio De Padua Souvenir Mission Bell MI105

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Solid bronze 2" Souvenir Mission Bell, "San Antonio De Padua". Mission San Antonio de Padua is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County, California, near the present-day town of Jolon. It was founded on July 14, 1771 and was the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra. ...