Antique American Sterling Silver Tazza Compote Wallace & Son Grand Baroque 1925 Drawings & Prints the table is finely carved

the table is finely carved with mythical griffins and floral foliate design

the term Nandi means "giving joy" or "delight"

the back of the case also with 'rope-twist' engine turned decoration

He was awarded prizes at the Sao Paulo Biennale and the first International Biennial Print Exhibition in Tokyo in 1957

Antique American Sterling Silver Tazza Compote Wallace & Son Grand Baroque 1925 Drawings & Prints the table is finely carvedA good antique American sterling silver tazza or compote by R. Wallace & Son Silversmiths, circa 1925. The circular tazza with a shallow bowl with scrolled baroque repousse decoration and bordered with a band of beaded design, the tazza is raised on a turned pedestal with a flared circular foot with a corresponding band of beaded decoration. The tazza is free of an engraved monogram or name, marked "Wallace" and engraved "Grand Baroque" to the