Art Deco style sterling silver tea strainer

Art Deco style silver tea strainer with hand-pierced bowl that features clip-over mounts to rest on the edge of the tea cup, and a hand-pierced handle finial decorated with an elongated bellflower. The bowl is hand-pierced with geometric patterns.

Art Deco, short for Arts Décoratifs, was a style of visual arts, architecture and product design that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. The designs featured rare and expensive materials, such as ebony and ivory, and exquisite craftsmanship.