A rare antique circa early 1900s silver plated domed platter cover made by Tiffany and Company! In excellent condition, no dents or damage aside from small surface marks from polishing, signs of use and age. No wear to the silver plating that I can see. The lid still has its original finial and screw (marked with a 4, they match the 4 stamp on the body). Marked underneath with Tiffany and Company makers marks. Also engraved “Noma” on one side. We’ve come across a few pieces of silver from this yacht over the years, but none have been in the excellent shape this dome is in, it was clearly well taken care of over the years! Made to fit a 12 inch oval platter, the dome measures just about 11 inches long by 7 inches wide.

The yacht Noma has seen quite a bit of history! Noma was launched in 1902, originally built for William Bateman Leeds, the "Tin Plate King". In 1911 Noma was bought by John Jacob Astor IV, though his ownership was short-lived as he died in the sinking of Titanic the following year, and the yacht passed to his son, Vincent Astor. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Noma was loaned to the Navy by Vincent Astor, who was commissioned as an officer in the Navy and served aboard her as a junior officer. After the war Noma was returned to Vincent Astor, and soon after he sold her to the department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker, and by early 1920 she was being extensively overhauled and improved. In 1923 Noma was chartered to William Beebe for his first expedition to the Galápagos Islands. In about 1927, Noma was sold to Nelson B. Warden and renamed Vega. Eventually, the yacht finds her way to Italy and becomes part of the Italian naval fleet. She was sunk in World War II by British royal Air Force bombing. The final two images are a photograph and a New York Times piece about the yacht that I came across while researching it, they provided for historical context only and are not included with your purchase.