Description
Sterling Silver Comports
A pair of sterling silver comports by Tiffany, the pattern number of 19754 means they would have been made anywhere between 1920 and 1947.
Both are in excellent order and were made during the directorship of John C Moore II.
Each have the initials MKB to there centre.
They each stand 140mm tall and have a diameter of 140mm.
Super quality pair by a maker of note.
| DATE | c.1920 |
| MAKER or SPONSOR MARK | Tiffany |
| ASSAY OFFICE | …. |
| WEIGHT (Grammes) | 626 |
| WEIGHT (Troy) | 20.12 |
| REF:- | 503L |
A comport can be similar to a bonbon dish or compote but with a larger, flatter dish section. Likewise, they are also used for holding food and sometimes can be quite flat. For example, they might look like a small, slightly rimmed plate resting on a pedestal base.
Certainly, comport and compote dishes are sometimes confused. In fact, comport is a 16th century variation of the word compote so, in other words, there is a connection. Consequently, it has been suggested that the difference between the two is simply that compotes have lids and comports don’t. However, some compotes don’t have lids either so that makes it a difficult distinction. Comports do tend to be flatter and often saucer-like in shape but in contrast, compotes have a more distinctive vase shape.
