{"product_id":"reed-amp-barton-fluted-silverplate-bowls-model-1850-matched-pair","title":"Reed \u0026 Barton Fluted Silverplate Bowls, Model 1850 — Matched Pair","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA matched pair of fluted silverplate bowls with deep radiating flutes and scalloped petal rims, raised on small pedestal feet. Reed \u0026amp; Barton, model 1850 — the smaller companion to the maker's model 1851, sharing the same sculptural language at a more intimate scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe form does the work. Each flute catches light differently as you move around the bowls, and the scalloped rims turn them into something closer to sculpture than tableware. For lovers of mid-century design, the deep ribbing recalls Sigvard Bernadotte's iconic fluted hollowware for Georg Jensen — the same confidence in form, the same belief that a bowl could be a piece of sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAt this scale they work as catch-alls, candy dishes, jewelry holders, or small centerpieces. Pairs of mid-century silver bowls in matching form are uncommon, and two of these together carry more presence than either would alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOne of the pair retains its original blue foil Reed \u0026amp; Barton label on the underside, an unusual survival that suggests this piece was lightly used and carefully kept across the decades. The other carries the same impressed maker's mark but has lost its label to time. That same bowl is engraved on the interior base with the date 5-24-81 — a small mark left behind by whoever first received it, almost certainly as a wedding or anniversary gift in the spring of 1981. The kind of trace that gives an object a previous life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eReed \u0026amp; Barton was founded in 1824 in Taunton, Massachusetts, and spent generations refining the kind of hollowware that filled American dining rooms. These bowls are from their mid-20th century production — the period when traditional silver craft met modern sculptural confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart of a small Reed \u0026amp; Barton mid-century group currently in the shop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eReed \u0026amp; Barton, Taunton, Massachusetts. Silverplate, mid-20th century. Model 1850, marked on the underside of both bowls. One retains the original blue foil label; the other is engraved with the date 5-24-81 on the interior base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent vintage condition as a matched pair. Both bowls share the same form, scale, and scalloped rim, with no dents, repairs, or visible wear to the fluted bodies. Silverplate surfaces are bright and clean. One bowl retains the original blue foil Reed \u0026amp; Barton label on the underside. The other is engraved with the date 5-24-81 on the interior base — a small original mark from a previous owner, likely commemorating a wedding or anniversary gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHeight: ~2.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDiameter: ~4.5\" \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reed \u0026 Barton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47986300682484,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-silverplate-fluted-bowls_e6576ef4-de8a-4251-b6c7-689a787addd7.jpg?v=1775831720","url":"https:\/\/atlasandarden.com\/products\/reed-amp-barton-fluted-silverplate-bowls-model-1850-matched-pair","provider":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}