Towle & Co. 1890 Edwardian Art Nouveau Octagonal Tray .925 Sterling Silver

An art nouveau centerpiece designed by Towle  Co. Beautiful highly elaborated piece, created in the United States by the silversmiths makers Towle Company back in the end of the 19th century, circa 1895. This fabulous octagonal tray was crafted during the early Edwardian period with art nouveau and neoclassical patterns in solid sterling silver of .925/.999 with very high polished finish. The octagonal tray stand in a rounded pedestal decorated with classical motifs, chiseled in low and high relief and with a fine bright cut decoration along the rim. Decorated on four sides in high relief, with stations with tassels and semi-dressed nymphs dancing. The design of this piece is extremely interesting as it brings together various artistic movements such as the Art Nouveau, the Edwardian and the American Neoclassical. Weight: 605 Grams (387 Dwt), (19.39 Troy ounces). Measurements: 329 mm by 375 mm by 120 mm (12.95 x 12.95 x 1.85 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark cartouche of a rampant lion holding a T associated to Towle Co, the model numbers and signed, "T STERLING 3881 M1266". Towle Silversmiths is one of America's oldest, most respected brands, the Towle™ Silversmiths name dates back to a small colonial silversmith in 1690 in Massachusetts but was officially founded as a company in 1857 as Towle Jones by Anthony Francis Towle and William P. Jones, two apprentices to the Moulton family of silversmiths. In 1873 it became A.F. Towle Son, and the