Tetard Frères - Serving Dish - Solid Silver Vegetable Bowl With Macassar Wood, Circa 1930

Servingdish, vegetable bowl in solid silver from the Art Deco period by thesilversmiths Tétard Frères (Henry, Jacques, and Georges).

Circularin shape, with a plain body and a base curved inward;its geometric handlesmade of Macassar wood provide a warm and elegant contrastto the brilliance of the silver.

Probablydesigned by Jean Tétard (son of Henri), famous forcombining silver with precious woods.
Jean joined hisfather and uncles around 1930 at the Tétard Frères company. The firm was founded in 1903 following the death of their father, Edmond Tétard, in 1901.

Weight & Dimensions:

Lengthfrom one handle to the other: 28 cm. / 11.2 in.

Innerdiameter: 21 cm. / 8.27 in.

Outerdiameter: 23.5 cm. / 9.25 in.

Height/Depth:6.3 cm / 2.48 in.

Totalweight: 704 gr.

Master silversmith’shallmark on the reverse of the serving platter

For TétardFrères
(TF.res,a Huguenot)(Partially crushed but identifiable)

4rue Béranger, Paris 3rd arrondissement.

Frenchhallmark: Head of Minerva 1st. Fineness (950/1000)(on the reverse of the dish and on each of the handles.)

Micro-scratchesand micro-marks (pinhead-sized marks from normal use on the bottom of the bowl).Excellent condition for this bowl of a rare design.