Sterling Holloware: Compotes

Beautiful Art Nouveau Martelé silver compote. Made by Gorham in Providence on August 16, 1917. Shallow bowl with alternating big and small lobes; shoulder same with leaves and flowers overlapping and entwined in strapwork frames. Rim irregular and wavy. Baluster shaft on raised and same foot. Fully marked including pattern no. IDF. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 10 1/4 in. Weight: 27.5 troy ounces. #R4

Danish Modern sterling silver footed bowl. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Round hand-hammered bowl with flared rim and curved bottom. Open stylized support comprising leaves, tendrils, and grape bunches. Foot raised and spread. A beautiful early design that reflects the master’s love of nature. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1945-77) and no. 197A. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 6 x D 7 3/4 in. Weight: 22 troy ounces. #BX078

Danish Modern sterling silver footed bowl. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Round hand-hammered bowl with flared rim and curved bottom. Open stylized support comprising leaves, tendrils, and grape bunches. Foot raised and spread. A beautiful early design that reflects the master’s love of nature. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1945-77) and no. 197A. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 6 x D 7 3/4 in. Weight: 22 troy ounces. #BX079

Aesthetic sterling silver compote. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1916. Wide and shallow bowl on baluster shaft with gadrooned knop and raised foot. Acid etched ornament. In bowl well a scroll and leaf pattern surrounding central rondel with 3-letter monogram. Leaf and dart rims. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 19176A (first produced in 1916), and director’s letter m. Excellent condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x D 11 in. Weight: 31.5 troy... Click for details

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

Pair of Edwardian Regency sterling silver compotes. Made by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in New York, ca 1909. Each: Round and shallow well bordered by engraved scrolls, leaves, and flowers; center vacant. Baluster shaft with base knop and raised foot. Bowl and foot shoulders have tubular piercing overlaid with swags, and open heraldic shields inset with flowers. Rims scrolled and interspersed with leaves. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Bailey, Banks & Biddle) stamps, patent... Click for details

Pair of Tiffany Edwardian Classical sterling silver compotes. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Each: Round and shallow bowl on upward tapering stem mounted to found foot with concave center. Entwined leafing scrollwork on well and foot. Well center has hexagonal concave frame (vacant). Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 19783A (first produced in 1920), order no. 3140, and director’s letter m. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/4 x D 6 1/2 in. Total weight:... Click for details

Art Nouveau sterling silver bowl. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Round and tapering with flared rim set in open tendril support on round and stepped foot. Hand hammered with nice shimmer. This design illustrated in: Drucker, Georg Jensen, 1997, p. 213. Fully marked including postwar maker’s stamp and no. 17B. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 5 3/4 in. Weight: 10 troy ounces. #BW304

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

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 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