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The Kalo Shop Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Acorn and Oak Leaf Earrings Purple Creek Holly Springs, NC
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The Kalo Shop Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Acorn and Oak Leaf Earrings

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Purple Creek has professionally inspected, restored and cleaned this piece of fine jewelry. Our expert metalsmiths have approved this item as ready for the next generation of ownership. Photos are of the actual item being sold.

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This item has been inspected and evaluated by our team of Metalsmiths, Jewelry Appraisers and Gemologists using strict industry standards for diamonds, colored gemstones and precious metals.

Mountings may prohibit full and accurate observation of gem quality and weight, all data pertaining to mounted gems can be considered as approximate unless accompanied by an independent laboratory (ex. AGL, GIA). Unless otherwise stated, all colored stones and pearls are assumed to be subject to industry standards of acceptable treatments, by gemstone miners and producers, of relatively stable and possibly undetected color and/or clarity enhancement.

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The Kalo Shop

In 1900, amid the clamor of a rapidly industrializing Chicago, a small workshop opened its doors. It was called The Kalo Shop, and at its center was Clara P. Barck, joined by fellow artists from the Art Institute of Chicago. Their aim was straightforward: make handwrought silver that was both useful and lasting, while still carrying beauty in every detail.

The Arts and Crafts Movement influenced their thinking. Factories were flooding the market with uniform, lifeless goods, and The Kalo Shop set out to be different. Inside their workshop, silver flatware and jewelry were shaped by hand, each strike of the hammer turning raw metal into something personal. These weren’t just decorative pieces; they were designed to be lived with, to sit on tables or rest against the skin, all while holding onto a kind of artistry that machinery couldn’t reproduce.

Clara’s role was unusual for her time. In an era when business leadership was almost exclusively male, she guided a team of women who carved out their own space in Chicago’s bustling craft scene. Their work soon found its way into homes and onto the dining tables of the city’s upper class. Silver flatware bore their distinct stamp, while jewelry from the shop became a quiet symbol of refinement for those who wore it.

Over the decades, The Kalo Shop became known for that distinct balance of practicality and beauty. Its team, mostly women, created pieces that were unmistakably theirs, recognizable by their quality and aesthetic. For more than seventy years, the shop endured, producing work that today is prized by collectors and held in museum collections.

What remains of The Kalo Shop isn’t just silverwork; it’s evidence of a time when artisans pushed back against mass production, insisting that skill, patience, and human touch still had value. Their pieces, whether a fork or a pendant, carry that history with them, reminders of a workshop in Chicago where art and function were never separated.

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