Cocktail shakers pouring in to Heritage Auctions
Jean Després (French, 1889-1980), Rare Cocktail Shaker and Six Cups, 1926. Silver-plated metal, 9-1/2 inches. Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000.
DALLAS, TX
.- For generations, the epitome of suave and cool was James Bond, whose signature lines included the particular way he requested his martinis: shaken, not stirred.
Consider the cocktail shaker: by definition, it is must-have barware, created to aid in the thorough mixing of flavors by better integrating a drink s ingredients. But the best cocktail shakers amount to so much more, not only aiding in the creation of the perfect drink, but capturing the attention of those in the room, both visually and by becoming a part in the bartender s show through the rhythmic percussion of ice and ingredients.
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WEIRTON Artist Jaci Rice is a little “rusty” at her work.
And that’s brought the Weirton woman personal and professional validation, specifically as one awarded an Emerging Artist Fellowship from the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts for 2020.
Rice was one of five artists selected from around West Virginia whose original works part of her #RustBeltBeauty series were showcased at Taylor Books in Charleston from Oct. 15 through mid-November.
A link to the group show is available at https://tamarackfoundation.org/eaf2020exhibit./
The #RustBeltBeauty series, her website artist statement notes in part, challenges viewers “to discover aspects of beauty hidden in industrial and post-industrial areas like my hometown of Weirton, the monolith of West Virginia’s crumbling Rust Belt. Without stopping to observe the play of light and shadow, the hard juxtaposition of steel against the Ohio Valley hill, or the layers of color that decades of rust and soot have wrought, the full