A group of three Italian silver, silver-plated, and pewter marine-theme table articles, Buccellati, Franco Lapini, and Piero Figura per Atena, 20th century

A group of three Italian silver, silver-plated, and pewter marine-theme table articles, Buccellati, Franco Lapini, and Piero Figura per Atena, 20th century

the first a silver scallop shell dish on three shell feet by Gianmario Buccellati, Bologna; the second a silver-plated clamshell box with gilt interior, on three shell feet by Franco Lapini, Florence; the last a pewter centerpiece formed as three mermaids supporting a bowl formed as overlapping shells and coral branches by Piero Figura per Atena

7 oz weighable

218 g

length of dish 6 1/8 in; length of box 8 in.; height of centerpiece 8 1/2 in.

15.5 cm; 20.3 cm; 21.5 cm