Great design enamel on sterling silver tazza by Towle, c. 1955 (this particular tazza is unsual in that it is enamel on sterling whereas most of the pieces I've seen in this aesthetic are enamel on silver plate); design attributed to Earl Pardon who, hired by Margret Craver Withers, designed for Towle in the 1950s; about 7-3/4" diameter x 3-1/2" high; fine condition.

This tazza is described and pictured in Modernism in American Silver, page 271 and 274.

SOLD (item #E018)