Featured ORR Sterling

Potential Ann Orr of Athens, GA buckle:

 

I don't know anything about it, but I think it's lovely!

 

I had it in mind to check the library about that book because I’ve already scoured the internet for all I could find about her. She has a really sad back story. Thank you for the replies.

 

Hi Patrick, nice to see you here. Thought this was a great piece when I first saw it, and believe you're on the right track with Ann Orr. The book should be available through an interlibrary loan if it's not at one near you (also a couple on Amazon for under $15.)

https://search.worldcat.org/title/30360147

~Cheryl

 

What a great design. Surely looks like a quality piece.

 

Thank you Cheryl! Your information will make it easy to look into the loan of the book. My library doesn’t have it. (Cited from: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/orr-sterling.88617/)

 

Have done one in several years, but my library sets them up in just a few minutes, time varied for their arrival, believe return time was three weeks...

~Cheryl

 

For me it's going to be a while before I'm able to borrow the book, but the first time I'm in a large city I while do my best to get to a central library and at least have a look at it. In the meantime, I have been in touch with the University that she was closely associated with. My inquiry about the buckle has been forwarded to the Metal Arts & Jewelry department, so I'm hoping to hear something from them in time. I've also been given a telephone number to try there, but I'll wait a while to us it.

 

Lovely design! Let us know what you find out about the maker!

 

The information in this post is from:
Mary Hallam Pearse
Professor Jewelry and Metalwork
Associate Director Technology, Space and Communications
Lamar Dodd School of Art

"After consulting with a decorative arts curator and writer it was determined that it isn't Ann Orr's mark. I'm attaching her mark. If you go on Ebay you will find a few pieces with the identical ORR mark on the belt buckle. It isn't clear to us what that mark is."

 

That's cool !!

and now we have her mark for future reference !!

 

Thank you for the follow-up Patrick.

No idea if helpful, but this sterling piece on Ebay has a similar "ORR" signature and it says, "Tiffany & CO for ORR". I wonder if it could be the same ORR? Might be something to research.

The photography in the listing has too many reflections but here is the link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3746073743...=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&ufes_redirect=true