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A Cut Above: The Barbershop Collection of James Carpenter, Part I
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Jan 30 | 10:00 AM EST
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Sale 1301
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A Quarryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to Ralph DeMagistris
Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
A Quarryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to Ralph DeMagistris
bearing the name Ralph De Magistris in gilt lettering, featuring the image of a gentleman driving a dump truck full of stone.
underside marked J & C Bavaria.
Height 4 inches.
Genealogical records document Ralph DeMagistris (1896-1956) as a resident of Providence, Rhode Island. DeMagistris was the son of Italian immigrants, and his father, Mariano, worked as a stone mason in the housing industry. As a young man, DeMagistris operated a truck for a local bakery as a deliveryman, and later, U.S. City Directories from the 1930s list him as the manager of the Providence Crushed Stone and Sand Company. He worked in this capacity until at least 1950, according to U.S. Federal Census returns.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.
