An American Silver Punch Ladle, H. Alvin Sharpe, New Orleans, LA, Circa 1940, the scale-work handle applied with medallions depicting the Voodoo Queen, Catoe the Presumptous of Cottonpatch, Miss and the artist himself, the double-spouted bowl centered by a second medallion of the Voodoo Queen, underside of bowl engraved ORIGINAL PATTERN PIECE BY H. ALVIN-SHARPE NEW ORLEANS, reverse of handle engraved PATTERN PIECE EXCATOE COLLECTION H. ALVIN-SHARPE FINE SILVER; 12 ozt 9 dwt. Length 12 1/4 inches. Estimate $ 700-900 Property from a Retired University of Wisconsin Professor New Orleans artist Henry Alvin Sharpe was born in Corbin, KY in 1909. Although his formal education ended in the 7th grade, natural curiosity spurred Sharpe to educate himself to the basic college level. After studying art briefly in Paris, and being twice rejected by the Navy, Sharpe settled in New Orleans in 1931, where he worked on the docks and as a ship-hand. A few years later Sharpe had a serendipitous encounter with Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long at the bar of the Roosevelt Hotel. The two men spent the evening recounting stories over drinks and the governor asked Sharpe to paint murals on the ceiling of the Cotton Exchange (now the Board of Trade Building) at Magazine and Camp Streets. Additionally over 2,300 of Sharpe's drawing hung in the capitol for many years. At the outbreak of WWII Sharpe enlisted in the Merchant Marines, where he was made a first mate and eventually rose to Captain. Sharpe travelled extensively after the war but eventually made his way back to New Orleans, where he began cutting dies and making medals. He is most well-known for creating and producing the "doubloons" used during Mardi Gras. Sharpe invented a light-weight aluminum doubloon that would be dangerous when thrown into the air; an estimated 2.75 million aluminum doubloons were produce between 1960-70. Sharpe continued to make various doubloons for the remainder of his career and even created the 1967 Mississippi Sesquicentennial medal. He died unexpectedly in 1982. very good condition, charming!
An American Silver Punch Ladle, H. Alvin Sharpe, New Orleans, LA, Circa 1940, the scale-work handle applied with medallions depicting the Voodoo Queen, Catoe the Presumptous of Cottonpatch, Miss and the artist himself, the double-spouted bowl centered by a second medallion of the Voodoo Queen, underside of bowl engraved ORIGINAL PATTERN PIECE BY H. ALVIN-SHARPE NEW ORLEANS, reverse of handle engraved PATTERN PIECE EXCATOE COLLECTION H. ALVIN-SHARPE FINE SILVER; 12 ozt 9 dwt. Length 12 1/4 inches. Estimate $ 700-900 Property from a Retired University of Wisconsin Professor New Orleans artist Henry Alvin Sharpe was born in Corbin, KY in 1909. Although his formal education ended in the 7th grade, natural curiosity spurred Sharpe to educate himself to the basic college level. After studying art briefly in Paris, and being twice rejected by the Navy, Sharpe settled in New Orleans in 1931, where he worked on the docks and as a ship-hand. A few years later Sharpe had a serendipitous encounter with Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long at the bar of the Roosevelt Hotel. The two men spent the evening recounting stories over drinks and the governor asked Sharpe to paint murals on the ceiling of the Cotton Exchange (now the Board of Trade Building) at Magazine and Camp Streets. Additionally over 2,300 of Sharpe's drawing hung in the capitol for many years. At the outbreak of WWII Sharpe enlisted in the Merchant Marines, where he was made a first mate and eventually rose to Captain. Sharpe travelled extensively after the war but eventually made his way back to New Orleans, where he began cutting dies and making medals. He is most well-known for creating and producing the "doubloons" used during Mardi Gras. Sharpe invented a light-weight aluminum doubloon that would be dangerous when thrown into the air; an estimated 2.75 million aluminum doubloons were produce between 1960-70. Sharpe continued to make various doubloons for the remainder of his career and even created the 1967 Mississippi Sesquicentennial medal. He died unexpectedly in 1982. very good condition, charming!
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