Sterling Holloware: Vegetable Dishes

Belle Epoque 950 silver covered vegetable dish. Made by Maillard, Rousseau in Paris, ca. 1900. Bowl has short stem and raised foot with leaf-and-dart ornament. Flat rim with stylized ornament and figural swan handles. Cover has leaf-and-dart ornament and bud finial mounted to pierced palmettes, in turn, mounted to solid dome. A fine turn-of-the-century piece with Art Nouveau and Empire elements. Hallmarked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/8 x W 11 x D 8 3/4 in. Weight: 46.6 troy ounces.... Click for details

Pair of Classical sterling silver covered vegetable dishes. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York.

Each: Oval bowl with curved sides and scalloped rim. Applied stylized volute-scroll flower border and beaded oval frames (vacant). Ends have pierced scrolls and rosettes. Domed cover with bead-and-reel border. Shaped and reeded ring handle leaf-mounted to raised oval with egg-and-dart border. Handle twist-locks for converting cover to second serving dish. Fully marked including pattern no. 14762... Click for details

Early sterling silver covered serving dish on stand. Made by John C. Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York, ca late 1850s. Curved bowl with flat rim set in tripod frame with paw supports and central ring stretcher supporting heating element. Cover gently domed with cast conch finial and engraved armorial (Latin motto translates as “Fortune, companion of virtue”). Elegant form unified by ornamental borders with trefoil-inset circles on lined ground. Stand supports further... Click for details

Of presidential interest – Covered sterling silver serving dish. Made by Bailey & Co. in Philadelphia. Ovoid bowl with turned-down and scalloped leaf rim, scrolled leaf-wrapped branch handles, and 4 leaf-mounted volute-scroll supports. Domed cover with leaf-mounted and leaf-wrapped scrolled branch handles. Engraved, stippled, and repousse flowers and scrolls. Scrolled frames. One is engraved with interlaced script monogram; the other with script presentation: The Democrats of Savannah / to /... Click for details