Sterling Holloware: Compotes

Fancy turn-of-the-century sterling silver compote. Made by AG Schultz in Baltimore. Deep plain bowl. Wide shoulder and turned-down sides with allover repousse fern-and-flower ornament. Foot domed with same. Rim has applied c-scrolls interspersed with scallop shells. Foot rim plain. Very pretty. Very Baltimore. Marked “Sterling” with maker’s stamp. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 8 3/4 in. Weight: 14 troy ounces. #BW191

Pair of Art Deco Classical sterling silver compotes. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1919. Each: Round and fluted well with central leaf-and-dart flower head. Wide shoulder and reeded rim. Knopped baluster support on raised round foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 19560A (first produced in 1919), and director’s letter m. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 4 7/8 x D 5 7/8 in. Total weight: 18 troy ounces. #BV798

Pair of Edwardian Regency sterling silver compotes. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1927. Round and shallow well. Wide shoulder engraved with Neoclassical border, including beaded oval medallions inset with covered vases, between dentil borders. Rim molded. Knopped support on raised foot with same ornament. Fully marked including pattern no. 20896B (first produced in 1927), order no. 2633, and director’s letter m. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x D 9 in. Total weight: 37... Click for details

American 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

Pair of Martele silver compotes. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1909. Each: Gilt-washed well with gently turned-down and wavy rim. Domed foot with castellated rim. Scattered leaves and flowers chased on hand-hammered ground.

On foot underside engraved interlaced script monogram, the phrase “W.C. Codman / 1909”, and date ‘December 25, / 1913”. William Christmas Codman was an English designer who worked for Gorham beginning in 1891. He oversaw the company’s Martele production from its... Click for details

Pair of Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver compotes. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1907. Each: Round and shallow bowl on upward tapering shaft flowing into raised foot. Well center solid with engraved leaves and tendrils surrounded by pierced interlaced scroll and leaf pattern heightened with engraving. Rim has molded c-scrolls interspersed with scallop shells. Foot has same engraved and pierced ornament. Fully marked including pattern no. 16975 (first produced in 1907) and... Click for details

Greek 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

Pair of Edwardian sterling silver and crystal compotes. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Each: Shallow clear crystal bowl with etched flowers and gently turned-down scalloped rim mounted to raised foot with chased flowers and reeded and lobed foot. Pretty pieces for serving or display. Crystal very heavy. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and letters FLM. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x D 7 3/8 in. #BS192

Turn-of-the-century sterling silver dessert set with world’s fair exhibition history. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 12 plates and 2 compotes. Each plate: Hexagonal well bordered by bead-and-reel surrounded by applied and open rim in relief comprising fruit baskets joined by rinceaux scrolls and garland. Each compote: Same with raised and gadrooned foot on three leaf-mounted volute scrolls.

Fully marked. Both compotes have pattern no. 14175 of which one with... Click for details

Classical 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

Pair of beautiful sterling silver jam compotes. Made by Joseph & John Angell in London in 1845-48. Each: Shaped oval bowl on solid stem terminating in domed foot. Domed cover with solid leaf-mounted strawberry finial. Allover pierced scrollwork. Scrolled rims interspersed with flowers (bowl) and shells (foot). Support has chased and engraved leaves. Scrolled frames (vacant). Detachable red glass liner. Fancy pieces from the early Victorian era. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x... Click for details

Set of 4 Southeast Asian export silver compotes, ca 1920. Each: Shallow bowl with pierced and chased birds and flowers. Enameled rim with raised scallops interspersed with berries and leaves. Support has ribbed knop. Foot raised with applied foliate medallions with polychrome enamel. Foot rim encircled with animals scurrying along leafing branch (also applied). Striking and unusual. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x D 6 3/8 in. Total weight: 41 troy ounces. #BQ401