I doubt
these shakers where by BS.
He never used teak or added mechanisms.
There is a reason you will not find another.
I know it's hard to hear when you see what his real pieces fetch, I sure it really makes you wish they where turned by him.
Yes the sig. on bottom looks somewhat real, however his sig. would be easy to copy.
BOL
well considering
All the facts you've presented. Maybe, just maybe they are some earlier works before he learned to actually turn a bowl.
Which, could either make them valuable because there early works or unvauable, due to low skill level needed to make them.
It will be interesting to see what Wright comments.
I due think they have nice simple form.
If anything, in your research to find answers, you might develop a true appreciation for wood turners as an art form and definately Bob was one of the early pioneers.
One of my favorites is James Prestini who studied under László Moholy-Nagy, one of the founders of the Bauhaus and a few other early pioneer turners worth every bit of credit is Rude Osolnik, Melvin Lindquist and Ed Moulthrop.
Good luck!
Hi dots. My sense is that...
Hi dots. My sense is that these are by Stocksdale. Perhaps an expert from Wright will think not, but I don't know. Family members are tremendous resources - I have had the good fortune of family knowledge/contacts in years past, occasionally receiving emails from sons, daughters, etc., when I have listed some rather rare or at least undiscovered artisan works on ebay (a remarkable walnut whale carving by Keith Nyhus comes to mind). And also, what makes you think the wood used here on the S & P's is teak? I could be wrong, but it appears to me possibly to be walnut.
If they are not Stocksdale...
If they are not Stocksdale it rather begs the question of why someone would go to the trouble of forging his signature and then sell them for peanuts? Doesn't make sense. Bargains do show up all the time. I bought a signed 1950s Picasso pitcher just last week for £1 and a MCM light fitting worth easily £300 for just £12 at auction only a few days ago. The 'cognoscenti' who know this stuff are a tiny tiny few - I for one am happy to keep it that way!
If I absolutely had to choose...
If I absolutely had to choose I'd say these are teak - American walnut usually but not always has a straighter grain and is somewhat browner. Walnut is very popular with woodturners though because its so nice to work with. I've been doing a bit of turning myself recently so I'm kind of keen on the subject at the moment - I'd never heard of Stocksdale before reading this thread. He seems to have used just about every exotic wood available!
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