Sterling Holloware: Bowls

Pair of dramatic sterling silver seafood serving bowls. Made by Buccellati in Italy. Each: Two joined scallop-shells bowls on scallop-shell supports. A traditional form enlivened by the figure of an octopus squatting in the center, its curled and tangled legs draped over the bowls. A graphic contrast between the scales and suckers of the octopus and the controlled and stylized ornament on the shells. Very original. Beautiful craftsmanship.

Fully marked including “Buccellati” stamp and... Click for details

Edwardian Regency sterling silver centerpiece bowl in Adam pattern. Made by Shreve & Co. in San Francisco, ca 1915. Plain and solid well with tapering sides. Wide shoulder with Classical vases on open rondels joined by leaf swags on pierced fern ground. Scrolled rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 9973. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 13 3/4 in. Weight: 29.5 troy ounces. #BV660

Stylish sterling silver leaf dish. Oval with tooled ground, chased veins, irregular tips, and woody stem. Fully marked with Gianmaria Bucellati and post-1967 Clementi di Giovanni Mantel stamps. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x L 5 1/2 x W 3 1/2 in. Weight: 2.3 troy ounces. #BV550

Midcentury Classical sterling silver bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round and curved bowl on 4 fluted scroll supports. Fully marked including maker's stamp, pattern no. 23118, and director’s letter M (1947-56). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x D 9 7/8 in. Weight: 22.5 troy ounces. #BV617

Pair of enchanting silver swans. Each: Ovoid body with webbed feet, soft haunches, articulated neck, and graceful head with glass eyes and gaping bill. Gorgeous plumage from imbricated neck to erect tail feathers. Wings hinged and body hollow for flowers and treats. Marked “833”. Very likely the work of Manuel Alcino, a Portuguese silversmith famous for animals. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 12 1/2 x L 14 x W 6 in. Wingspan: 12 3/4 in. Total weight: 93 troy ounces. #BV601

Striking sterling silver flower bowl. Overlapping petals with irregular tips, and central bead on scalloped mount. Marked “Gianmaria Buccellati” with post-1967 Italian mark for Bolognese maker Clementi di Giovanni Mantel. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x D 4 7/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BV551

Art Deco sterling silver and glass chip-and-dip. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1914. Bowl is round and fluted clear glass, and has gently curved sterling silver cover with vasiform finial. Plate has deep well and pierced interlaced arcade rim border. Both pieces fully marked including maker’s stamp and director’s letter m. Plate has pattern no. 18671B (first produced in 1914). Excellent condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 x D 10 3/4 in. Weight (silver only): 21.5 troy ounces.... Click for details

George V sterling silver bowl. Made by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd in Birmingham in 1918. Solid oval well and tapering sides with pierced and open quatrefoils, scrollwork, and flowers. Wavy rim with tooled flowers, leaves, and scrolls; large stem flowers applied at ends. Pierced and open scrolled foot ring. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 10 5/8 x D 8 in. Weight: 16 troy ounces. #BV221

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver bowl. Made by Whiting in New York. Narrow and oval with swan-form ends: head and neck flowing into splayed and engraved wings. Underside has chased Japonesque cattails with turned-down and overlapping tendrils. Gilt-washed interior. Short round foot mounted to 4 pierced and scrolled brackets on curvilinear quatrefoil foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 350A. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/4 x W 11 1/4 x W 4 1/2 in. Weight: 17 troy... Click for details

Fancy sterling silver bowl. Made by Shiebler in New York, ca 1890. Modern round and faceted form, and pierced and stylized ornamental border. Interior gilt washed with engraved interlaced script monogram in well. Engraved to underside is date “Oct. 28.–’96”. Three Victorian leaf-capped and beaded scrolled supports. Stylistically eclectic. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 8191. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 11 1/4 x D 10 5/8 in. Weight: 24.5 troy ounces.... Click for details

Rare Japanese sterling silver bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval well and turned-down rim. At ends are bird figures and handles comprising reed-wrapped loops with split mounts terminating in squiggly tendrils interspersed with applied flower heads on butler-finished ground. Short oval foot. Deep and rich gilding.

A rare hollowware piece in Japanese, the historic pattern designed by Edward C. Moore for flatware that was first produced in 1871. It is characterized by stylized... Click for details

Pair of Edwardian sterling silver bowls. Made by Howard in New York in 1895. Each: Solid quatrefoil well sides have open scrolls and tendrils. Rim has applied scrolls and open end-handles. Scrolled foot ring. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and year. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x W 9 x D 6 1/4 in. Total weight: 13.5 troy ounces. #BT588