Antique American Sterling Silver Tazza Compote Wallace & Son Grand Baroque 1925 Drawings & Prints The painting signed lower left

The painting signed lower left and titled in the artist's hand to the verso

the rear of the spoon is finely decorated with a gold ground and having both floral & geometric cloisonne decoration

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

depicting a male nude standing

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

Antique American Sterling Silver Tazza Compote Wallace & Son Grand Baroque 1925 Drawings & Prints The painting signed lower leftA 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