Bidspirit auction | HEINTZ ARTS & CRAFTS INKWELL

HEINTZ ARTS & CRAFTS INKWELL & BLOTTER - An antique inkwell and blotter manufactured by Heintz Art Metal Shop circa 1912. Sterling and bronze with maker mark present underneath as shown in photos. Otto L. Heintz was the founder of the company. He was born in 1877 into a family of jewelers and set out on his own in 1902 when he took over a small local business, renamed it the Art Crafts Shop, and began creating copper pieces with colorful enamel decoration.