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  • silla | antiques & art
  • (717) 708-9017
  • 117 W Burd St. Shippensburg, PA 17257

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About us

silla was born out of a passion for beautiful objects: special pieces with aesthetic and historical significance. In 2009, after years of collecting, Andrew Silla and his wife Grace began to work privately with clients from their residence in Southern Maryland. Quickly outgrowing the space, the business was moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania in 2012 and after several warehouse location changes it was firmly settled in the present brick-and-mortar location in downtown Shippensburg.

The 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery is home to a large collection of works of art and estate jewelry. We specialize in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 with a particular emphasis on the Animaliers and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture available on display.

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Roman Bronze Works

Established in 1897 and trademarked as Roman Bronze Works, Inc. in 1900 by its founder Riccardo Bertelli in New York.  Next to their contemporary, Gorham Founders Co., Roman Bronze Works was one of the first American foundries to succeed commercially with the cire purdue, or lost-wax, casting method.  While sand-casting foundries were common, the ability to execute complex art sculpture that rivaled their European counterparts is only possible with the lost-wax method.  They were the premier foundry for artists in Canada and the United States working in bronze during the first half of the 20th century, signing exclusive contracts with some of the most important artists of their era, including an exclusive relationship with Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.  Their archive 1902 through 1977 was acquired by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

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