Serving Bowls

Pair of 19th century French silver écuelle by Delaire French, c. 1890 Height 13cm, width 31cm, depth 18cm This superb pair of écuelles is crafted in the playful Rococo style popula...

Early 19th century Italian Faenza Garofano tureen with lid and handles. Porcelain covered dish with artichoke-shaped grip. Features rich colors...

Pair of German, continental silver tazza or footed bowl by prestigious royal maker Gebrüder Friedländer, from the late 19th century, with flowing, stylized, scroll and foliate motifs...

I would like to offer you this lovely Meissen purple Indian bowl in this unusual square shape. It has detailed paintings of pink flowers with so...

We are offering you this lovely Meissen purple Indian serving bowl. It has detailed paintings of pink flowers with some purple and gold accents ...

Maiolica puerperal cup Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures: 4.3 x 6.8 x 5.3 in (11 x 17,5 x 13,5 cm) Weight: 0.78 lb (358 g) State of conservation: some closed pass-through fêlures on the cup, barely visible on the outside. Some use chips on the edge of the lid, two of which are more marked. From about the mid-sixteenth century, the puerperal soup tureen or puerperal cup became one of the most popular wedding gifts in central Italy. As an auspicious symbol, it replaced the birth table (“desco da parto”) which, on the occasion of high-ranking marriages, from the thirteenth century, had been painted by famous artists, especially in Tuscany. In France this same tureen is called "écuelle de mariée", as it is given to spouses as a sign of fertility. During the eighteenth century this custom spread even outside Italy to all social levels. Depending on availability and rank, it was made of different materials: precious metals, maiolica, porcelain, glass, pewter, etc. Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, the custom of this symbolic homage gradually disappeared, although famous designers such as Gio Ponti and Giuseppe Gariboldi, even as recently as the 1940s, revisited a model of a small puerperal soup bowl for the Ginori and, also in Italy in 1940, in a national competition for young potters, one of the themes of the test was indeed a modern model of a puerperal cup as an auspicious gift. This particular cup was also called a "service cup" or "puerperal vase" or "stuffed cup" - the windows were sealed with straw to prevent drafts of air for women in labor. In the eighteenth century the line of the puerpera cup was simplified, so much so that it took the form of a small tureen with two handles - the typical broth cup...

I am offering you this beautiful Meissen reticulated and fluted bowl. It has a bright and colorful large flower bouquet in the center of the bowl w...

A French 18th century large polychrome Faience lidded soup toureen or entree dish with scallop-shaped edges attributable to Rouen manufacture. This lovely...

A fine antique porcelain Neuosier pattern fruit bowl. By KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur). The bowl has a bouquet of purple & white pan...

Tetard Freres, 0.950 French silver centerpiece bowl from the late 19th or early 20th century in exquisite Rococo style, standing on 4 scrolled legs, with a gadrooned rim, a curviline...

This is an oval gilt bowl & lid tureen handpainted with a bouquet of flowers in the center of both sides over a white background. There are golden scrolls also handpainted around the bouquets. The bowl is supported by four acanthus leaves feet. Two handles shaped as acanthus leaves are in each side of the bowl. The serpentine rim is gilded & the lid is adorned with a flower bud finial. The tureen comes with a large plate decorated as well as the bowl. The hallmarks of Le Tallec...

This French Le Tallec parcel-gilt blue-celeste ground porcelain soupière with lid and tray from the mid-20th century has an oval shape and is in the Rococo style. The piece is in the...

This is a beautiful oval Meissen reticulated bowl hand painted with a central painting of a flower bouquet and accents of butterflies and insects. ...

Pair of porcelain sugar bowls Meissen, circa 1748-1775 Marked with crossed swords and number “92” of the gilder They measure 5.11 in (13 cm) x 5.11 in ...

I would like to offer you this beautiful Meissen purple Indian serving bowl in this unusual square form. It has detailed paintings of pink flowe...

Look at the museum quality painting of roses on this Old Paris Porcelain bowl painted by the studio of Boyer Rue De La Paix. This bowl was made in the mid 19th century. The central p...

I am offering you this elaborately cut cobalt crystal Bohemian Czechoslovakian bowl. If you like brilliant cut glass, you will love this intric...

Look at the museum quality painting of carnations on this Old Paris Porcelain bowl painted by the studio of Boyer Rue De La Paix. This bowl was made in the mid 19th century. The central painting of carnations is surrounded by a maroon, red fluted border with raised gold arabesque and flower decorations. The carnation painting...

Look at the museum quality painting of clematis on this Old Paris Porcelain bowl painted by the studio of Boyer Rue De La Paix. This bowl was made in the mid 19th century. The centra...