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"Vine & Tendril", High Style Art Deco Sterling Silver Dish w/ Pierced Lid, 1940

$2,560
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About the Item

One of the most elegant and sophisticated examples of Art Deco silver artisanry we have ever offered, this dish with a pierced lid (originally serving as an ashtray) features a curling vine and tendril motif with fine, beautiful detail. The piece was made in 1940 by Erik Fleming's Atelier Borgila in Sweden, one of the country's leading silversmiths whose works are world-renowned, and can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cooper-Hewitt in New York, among many other museums. Both the dish and the lid are fully marked "sterling" and "Borgila."
  • Creator:
    Erik Fleming (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1.38 in (3.51 cm)Diameter: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor tarnishing to bottom of dish due to original3200 use as an ashtray.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865139971402

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