Essex Jewelry and Antiques
Antique Barbour Sterling Silver 2 Handle Compote Tazza Pedestal Bowl/Dish 9 3/4"
Regular price
$2,016.00
Presented is a charming hand chased sterling silver pedestal dish made by Barbour Silver Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The dish is raised on a pedestal base and has openwork handles on either side. The rim is decorated with swags of flowers, scrolls and leaves. All of this work is hand chased. The center of the dish is engraved with the monogram LJ in an elegant script. The dish is well made and has good weight.
The dish is marked on the underside with a maker’s mark of B.S.C. for Barbour Silver Company, Sterling, Hand Wrought and the product number 241.
The condition is excellent. The bowl has minor surface wear and a few small dents and dings here and there, but there are no major dents, no splits, no breaks, and no repairs.
The dish measures 9 3/4 inches in diameter at the rim and 12 1/4 inches wide across the handles. The height to the rim is 2 3/8 inches. The height to the top of the handles is 3 3/4 inches tall.
The weight is 537 grams or 18.8 ounces.