Designer: Charles Gwathmey (1938 – 2009) and Robert Siegel (born 1939)

Item: Courtney Bowl

Manufactured by: Swid Powell

Country of origin: Italy

Year made: Ca. 1985

Materials: Silverplate over brass

Dimensions: 3 ¾” x 11 ½” in diameter

Condition: Excellent. This is in near mint condition and we have never seen another example this clean.

References: Tapert, Annette, SWID POWELL: Objects by Architects, Rizzoli, 1990; O’Brien, Timothy and Walsh, Margo Grant, Collecting by Design, Silver & Metalwork of the Twentieth Century from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2008.

Description: The Courtney bowl, along with the Courtney vase and Courtney candlesticks are some of the most iconic designs for Swid Powell, but seem to be the most scarcely found. In our years of searching, the Courtney bowl is one of the hardest of the three designs to find and this is one of only about a dozen we have seen, and in the best condition. These were expensive items when they were originally retailed, and it does not appear that many were produced. This bowl retains the “Swid Powell Made in Italy” marks and “GS” signature on the underside on the cruciform base. The prototype for this bowl is in the Yale University Art Gallery collection.