Sterling Holloware: Nut Dishes

Set of 4 Modern sterling silver seafood bowls. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Scallop shell with swooping flutes and shaped handle. Two ball supports. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and pattern no. 22478. Two have director’s letter m (1907-47) and wartime star (1943-5), and one has director’s letter M (1947-56). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x L 5 1/2 x W 4 5/8 in. Total weight: 17 troy ounces. #BV572

Set of 12 sterling silver nut dishes. Made by Kalo in Chicago, ca 1920. Each: Petal bowl with curved and lobed sides. Fully marked “Sterling / Kalo / F3L”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x D 2 1/2 in. Total weight: 11.5 troy ounces. #BV395

Set of 12 Midcentury Modern sterling silver nut dishes. Made by Gorham in Providence. Each: Scallop shell form. Bowl gilt-washed with swooshing flutes. Rim has alternating large and small flutes. Handle plain with same. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 10A. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 3/4 x L 3 3/8 x W 3 in. Total weight: 11 troy ounces. #BV398

Set of 6 Midcentury Modern sterling silver nut dishes. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Abstract and asymmetrical apple with scrolled stem and leaves. Rests on ball support. Fully marked. Five have pattern no. 22886 (first produced in 1940). Two have director’s letter m (1907-47), 2 have director’s letter M (1947-56), and 1 has director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x W 2 3/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Total weight: 6.5 troy ounces. #BV244

Midcentury Modern sterling silver and cut-glass cigarette cup. Made by Hawkes in Corning, New York. Flattened and oval glass bowl with cut diaper and scalloped rim border. Round and stepped sterling silver base. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 4 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 in. #BU225

Set of 6 turn-of-the-century American sterling silver figural nut dishes. Each: Irregular lozenge-form leaf with engraved veins and embossed grape bunches. Open vine handle. Butler finish. Fully marked including faint maker's stamp (Mauser) and no. 3310. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x W 3 5/8 x D 3 1/2 in. Total weight: 3.6 troy ounces. #BA557