Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel - 1924 - Amazing & Beautiful - Silver Coffee Pot

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If you like this item, don't hesitate to make an offer! Here is an outstanding 1924 – side logo and bottom marked 6” tall by 6 3/8” wide (from the tip of the spout across to the opposite side of the handle) 10 oz. silver plate coffee pot made for the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel that was located in Los Angeles, California. Anything from this hotel is considered very rare and is highly sought after. If you collect vintage Biltmore or historic Los Angeles items, you might want to consider this piece for y our collection. Historically, the Los Angeles Biltmore was officially opened in 1923 by then hotel magnet, John M. Bowman, who’s Bowman Hotel Company, operated several other upscale Biltmore Hotel’s across the county. The Los Angeles Biltmore was considered the largest hotel west of Chicago and was considered one of the largest in the Country in 1923 with its 1120 rooms. The impressive 11-story hotel was built aat Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles at 506 S. Grand and 515 S. Olive. Pershing Square was named after the famous Gen. John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing in 1918. The hotel was considered by many as the most luxurious and well-appointed modern hotel when opened in 1923. Interestingly too is the fact that this coffee pot was made in 1924; just shortly after the hotel’s opening. Many famous persons stayed and entertained at the hotel over the many years since it was opened. The hotel was also “an early home to the Academy Award Ceremony for the Oscars.” Additionally, “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded at a luncheon banquet in the Crystal Ballroom in May 1927.” And in 1929, the German zeppelin airship, the Graf Zeppelin, stopped at the roof the hotel. However sometime in the 1930’s, I believe Bowman sold the hotel, but it went onto operate and provide guest with some of the finest amenities in the Los Angeles area for many years. In 1987, the hotel underwent a massive renovation, with another following in 2001. Today, the hotel still operates as one of Los Angeles luxury historic hotels and is the Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles. As a historical footnote when the Los Angeles Biltmore was under the control of Bowman Hotel Co., John McEntree Bowman named his hotels after the famous Biltmore Estate (owned by the Vanderbilt’s) that was located in Asheville, North Carolina. In addition to the Biltmore Rye, there were Biltmore – Bowman Hotels located in Los Angeles, California; Palm Beach, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Miami Beach, Florida; Providence, Rhode Island, New York City; Atlanta, Dayton, Ohio; Georgia; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Bellaire - Clear Water, Florida, the Seville – Biltmore in Havana, Cuba; and Santa Barbara, California. During the 1924 era that this coffee pot was made and used, persons arriving in Los Angeles to stay at the Biltmore Hotel would have primary arrived by either the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, San Pedro, or Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroads. Additionally when the hotel opened in 1923, Bowman and several of his staff and guest traveled in style from his headquarters in New York City to Los Angles in several private Pullman cars for the hotel’s grand opening. This coffee pot would have been used in the hotel’s dining rooms, lounge / tavern, restaurant, and for room service to coffee, ladies afternoon tea, or other hot beverages from. Additionally, it would have been used in connection with the Biltmore hotel china and glassware for table service. It is not a souvenir; rather, the heavyweight type Steamship, Lunch Counter, and Railroad silver plate. Atop the lid, the coffee pot features fluted sides that make up the lid with an attractive finial atop the lid. It has the Biltmore “B” logo on the side that looks amazing. Additionally, it has two mounts circling the sides that really add to its beauty. The exterior has overall very light pitting, etc., the usual light usage scratches and some minor indentations (from usage). However, it has cleaned up wonderfully and looks beautiful! The inside is in exceptional condition for ... read more

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