St. James Brazil Silver Plate Lidded Serving Dish, Bamboo Handles, Vintage Modernist Vegetable Tureen or Ice Bucket

Brazilian design in the late 1970s and 1980s had a confidence all its own: clean, architectural, and gloriously polished. St. James, founded in São Paulo in 1976 and still the country's most respected maker of silver-plated tableware, built its name on exactly that sensibility, favoring bold sculptural form over fussy ornament, and by 1978 was exporting to Europe and the United States. This lidded pot shows the house style at its best. A low, generous oval body in bright silver plate is fitted with cast handles modeled as bamboo, a witty naturalistic touch against the otherwise sleek surfaces. Use it as a covered vegetable dish on the buffet, or fill it with ice for wine or oysters. The underside carries the maker's mark.

Dimensions: 9.25" L x 7.75" W x 5" H