Platters were an essential part of dinnerware during the Art Nouveau era. They were used for serving food at dinner parties and family meals. Upper class households would often have food served on sterling silver platters during dinner parties. Porcelain and glass platters were more affordable and also used extensively during this era.
Below are some examples and price guides of Art Nouveau platters including a sterling silver platter and a glass platter with mermaids.
Good Reed & Barton Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Platter
ca. 1900, Taunton, Massachusetts, of rounded and serpentine navette shape, the rim decorated with realistically detailed repousse poppies in high relief, no monograms.
24-1/4″ x 13″; 64.00 t. oz.
Sold for US$2,400 at New Orleans Auction Galleries in 2023
Fabulous Art Nouveau Martele silver fish platter. Made by Gorham in Providence on April 6 1898. Shaped and narrow oval well. Tapering and chased shoulder. At ends are scaly fish heads with exophthalmic eyes and tentacular whiskers. On sides more piscine ornament including cherubs ferried along in fish-harnessed shells. Dramatically wavy rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and pattern no. 366.Dimensions: H 2 x W 23 1/2 x D 11 1/2 in. Weight: 64.5 troy ounces.
Sold for US$32,000 at Mynt Auctions in 2023
2 piece lot of Art Nouveau Uranium glass consisting of a mermaid formed figural candlestick; along with platter with center design of merman and mermaid resting on a shell amidst ocean waves; 14″H 10.5″Dia. platter, 8.75″H c/stick
Sold for US$175 at CLEMENTS in 2022
An Art Nouveau/Japanesque Shiebler sterling platter, retailed by J.B. Hudson, the circular dishform tray with a wide chased blooming flower rim joided by an entwining pierced border, #1390, .75″h x 12.75″w, 22.5 toz
Sold forUS$350 at Clars Auction Gallery in 2022
ORIVIT ART NOUVEAU PEWTER FISH PLATTER, WONDERFUL DETAIL WITH FISH, CRAB AND PLANTS. MEASURES 24.5″ LONG X 10.75″ WIDE . FROM LOCAL ESTATE.
Sold for US$120 at JMW Auction Service in 2022
An antique decorative Austrian VIENNA porcelain female portrait tray. The portrait platter with an image of an Art Nouveau beauty in the center is highlighted with gold. Marked on the bottom Ernst Wahliss Turn Vienna and the blue beehive mark. Numbered. Circa the 1890s.
Dimensions: 11″ x 7 1/2″ x 3 1/8″ in. All measurements are approximate
Sold for US$450 at Antique Arena Inc. in 2022
