Mid-Century Enameled Tazza Dish in Silverplate

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A stylish Mid-Century Modern enameled tazza (a shallow footed dish) from Towle Silversmiths of Newburyport, Massachusetts, dating circa 1955. The … more A stylish Mid-Century Modern enameled tazza (a shallow footed dish) from Towle Silversmiths of Newburyport, Massachusetts, dating circa 1955. The upper surface is decorated with a metallic golden bronze enamel featuring a geometric linear pattern encircled by a black border. Both the enamel and silver plate are in very good condition and the base is marked Towle Silversmiths / EP 5005. The piece measures 7.63 in. diameter x 1.5 in. height and is illustrated on page 273 of Jewel Stern's publication, Modernism in American silver 20th century design. less