This rare vessel, designed by Otto Heintz. Hand forged in bronze & sterling silver.A Staffordshire terrier sits under a tree. The art is over laid in sterling silver. Heintz Art Metal Shop was established in 1902 by Otto Heintz, in Buffalo New York. Heintz pioneered the technique of applying sterling silver to bronzecrafted by the artisans at Heintz Art Metal Shoppe dated & monogrammed 1912.