Being offered is BERKSHIRE SPRING - a fine one-of-a-kind contemporary sterling silver hand wrought coffee or tea service with cloisonne lids on a Bubinga (Brazilian Rosewood) tray with sterling silver legs by Maureen and Michael Banner of Massachusetts. The pot (holds 5-6 cups liquid) is 17 inches high with tray. The silver is 16 and 18 gauge hand formed - hammered - by Michael Banner - like all the Banners' silver work. The enamels have hand cut cloissone and are designed and executed by Maureen Banner. The handle spacer is a heat sink with a long tang going into the upper and lower part of the handle for strength, and it has the added benefit of being a limit to the danger of getting caught in the buffing wheels. Marked as illustrated in photo. In pristine condition.
Tea or coffee pots are also functional, sculptural as they are. Balance is key to the design. The vessels not only hold and pour liquids, but they do so with the utmost care and grace.


Please visit Lauren Stanley to view this breathtaking set !

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MAUREEN AND MICHAEL BANNER THEIR PHENOMENAL WORK!


PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Fuller Craft Museum
Museum of Fine Art, Boston
Renwick Gallery,
National Museum of American Art,
Smithsonian Institution,
Art Institute of Chicago,
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts,
Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso Indiana,
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina

GRANTS and AWARDS

2009 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artist Grant winner
2008 Fuller Craft Museum, Teapot Commission for the Permanent Collection
2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Purchase Award at Crafts in the Castle
2004 American Craft Council Distinguished Achievement Award, March 2004
2003 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artist Grant winner one of two highly commended craft persons
2001 Best In Show, American Craft Exposition, Evanston
Judges: Professor Anthony Jones, Ruth T. Summers
2000 Society of Arts and Crafts, Artists Award , Boston
2000 Smithsonian Craft Show Honorable Mention
Judges: Bruce Hoffman, Lois Moran, Paul Parkman
1999 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship
1996 Founders Award, American Craft Exposition, Evanston
Judges: Gregory Knight, Michael Monroe
1995 Best In Show, American Craft Exposition, Evanston
Judges: Lucinda A. Barnes, Stanley Madeja
1995 Smithsonian Craft Show Award for Excellence
1995 NICHE Awards, Metal-One of a Kind
1994 Washington Craft Exposition Gallery Award of Excellence
Judges: Sarah Grusin, Maureen Littleton, Paul Parkman
Philadelphia Craft Show
1993 Rolex Prize for Excellence in Metals
1991 Cohn Family Trust Award for Excellence in Design
1986 Christofle Award for Metals Winter Park, Florida - Metals,
1984 Christofle Award for Metals Winter Park, Florida - Crafts



SELECTED COMMISSIONS

Fuller Craft Museum, 2008
Temple Isaiah, Lexington Massachusetts
Congregation Beth Israel, Houston
Session and Congregation of the Wilton Presbyterian Church Commission for The Renwick Alliance 1996
and many private collections.

WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY MICHAEL

2007-9 DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA, Faculty
2000 Horizons
1998 Interlaken School of Art. Silversmithing

Michael J. Banner

Kalamazoo Michigan 1939
Cleveland Institute of Art
Kenneth Bates Frederick Miller John Paul Miller
Western Michigan University BS
Kalamazoo College

Maureen Arnow Banner

Chicago Illinois 1946
Berkshire Community College
Mark Milloff
Evanston Art Center,
Paul Wieghardt, Nelli Bar, Leo Segedin
Northern Illinois University
Art Institute of Chicago-Junior School

Antique Silver
Antique Sterling Silver