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An antique sterling silver compote is the perfect addition to your antique silver collection. These gorgeous dishes would hold items such as fruit, sweets, and nuts. You’d even find magnificent and luxurious items such as caviar in these beautiful and stunning sterling silver compotes. Nelson & Nelson has been in business for 45 years; we’re a small business in New York City that specializes in antiques. We have a wide range of sterling silver antiques, so browse through our website or visit our store in the city. We handpick the best of the best antiques for our clients. More than anything else, we take pride in the sterling silver we offer.
Classical sterling silver compote. Made by John Wendt for Ball, Black in New York, ca 1870. Round and curved bowl mounted to open support comprising three leafing oak shoots with acorns inset with cast figure of standing boy holding a ball in each hand with one arm raised. Domed foot. Reeding and beading.
A fashionable centerpiece evocative of youth and growth. The figure suggests the influence of the Dancing Faun, the ancient statue in the Uffizi in Florence that was a grand tour icon. The... Click for details
Sale Price: $3,465.00American Classical sterling silver compote. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1876. Bellied bowl with leaf-mounted c-scroll side handles and knopped stem flowing into round and raised foot. Low-relief ornament on stippled ground. Bowl has wraparound frieze with garlands, leafing volute scrolls, and leaf-ornamented columns between tête à tête gryphons. On foot rim is a garland held up by dancing putti. Bowl interior gilt.
Fully marked including maker's stamp, location "Union Square N.Y.", no.... Click for details
Sale Price: $3,150.00Greek Revival sterling silver footed bowl. Made by Grosjean & Woodward for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway in New York. Bowl wide and shallow with flat fretwork rim. Ornament applied to exterior: Medallions inset with male youth heads surrounded by leaf-and-berry branches. Bowl underside center has petal lobing to which are mounted two side handles with stylized leaf-caps on split volute scroll terminals. Cylindrical support flowing into domed foot with chased leaf-and-berry bunches alternating... Click for details
Sale Price: $1,925.00Classical sterling silver bird bath compote. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Shallow bowl with turned-down rim and raised foot. Two cast bird figures with voluminous plumage and flamboyant crowns perch on bowl rim, ready to cluck and flap and flutter. Stylized and raised ornament on rim, including leaf-and-dart and dentil. Fully marked with pre-1875 pattern no. 3739 and directors’ letter M (1873-91). Very good condition with deep patina.
Overall dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 11 1/4 x D 9 3/8... Click for details
Sale Price: $3,150.00