Antique Silver Butter Dishes
The earliest English silver butter dishes were called butter shells, modelled to resemble scallop shells, are were produced from the beginning of the 18th Century. During the 19th Century smaller dishes, sometimes covered, were produced for butter, with earlier examples being round in form as this was the common shape that homemade butter was produced in. Silver butter dishes are extremely popular household items today, as they allow the butter to be kept at the optimal temperature for use.
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j8111 : Silver Plate & Glass Butter Dish
Made Circa 1880
Made circa 1880 by Henry Wilkinson & Co, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Silver Plate Butter Dish, is straight sided, and features engraved decoration throughout, bead borders, and a glass liner. The butter dish measures 4.5"(11.5cm) tall, by 9.25"(23.5cm) from handle to handle, by 7"(18cm) deep.
£495
L8784 : Sterling Silver Pair Of Butter Dishes And Knives
Hallmarked In 1891
Hallmarked in London in 1891 by Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor this fine Victorian antique sterling silver pair of butter dishes and knives is presented in a fitted case. Each butter dish is modelled in the shape of a scalloped shell standing on 3 ball feet. The set includes a pair of matching butter knives in Old English pattern. The silver has a combined weight of 5.65 troy ounces.
Each butter dish measures 1"(2.5cm) tall by 5"(12.5cm) wide and 4"(10cm) deep, and each knife measures 5.5"(14cm) in length. The box measures 1.5"(4cm) tall by 11.5"(29cm) wide and 6.5"(16.5cm) deep.
£675
L5252 : Sterling Silver Butter Shell
Hallmarked In 1803
Hallmarked in London in 1803 by Thomas Robins, this charming, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Butter Dish, is modelled as a shell. The butter shell measures 1"(2.5cm) tall, by 5.25"(13.5cm) wide, by 5.25"(13.5cm) deep, and weighs 3 troy ounces.
£875
L5423 : Sterling Silver Butter Dish
Hallmarked In 1777
Hallmarked in London in 1777 by William Plummer, this handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Butter Dish, is of traditional shell form, standing on 3 shell feet, and featuring an engraved crest to the handle. The butter dish measures 1.25"(3cm) tall, by 5.25"(13.5cm) wide, by 5.25"(13.5cm) deep, and weighs 3.4 troy ounces.
£1,095
j7209 : Sterling Silver & Glass Butter Dish
Hallmarked In 1866
Hallmarked in London in 1866 by George Adams, this very attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Butter Dish, features an engraved silver lid and base, with a cross hatched cut glass body. The butter dish measures 4"(10cm) tall, by 6.5"(16.5cm) in diameter.
£1,175
L6133 : Sterling Silver & Glass Butter Dish
Hallmarked In 1874
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1874 by Henry Wilkinson & Co., this attractive, Victorian, Antique Glass & Sterling Silver Butter Dish, features engraved decoration and bead borders. The butter dish measures 3.5"(9cm) tall, by 7.25"(18.5cm) in diameter and without the glass weighs 10.9 troy ounces.
£1,295
L7884b : Sterling Silver Pair Of Butter Dishes
Hallmarked In 1839
Hallmarked in London in 1839 by Mary Sibley & Richard Sibley II, this charming pair of Victorian sterling silver butter dishes are modelled in the form of scallop shells, and stand on three shell feet. Each dish measures 1.5 inches (4cm) tall, by 5.5 inches (14cm) wide and 6 inches (15cm) deep. Together they weigh 7.95 troy ounces.
£1,575
L2225 : Sterling Silver & Glass Butter Dish
Hallmarked In 1867
Hallmarked in London in 1867 by Edward Charles Brown, this charming, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Butter Dish, features engraved decoration to the lid and base, a cow finial, and a frosted, etched glass dish taking the form of a milk urn. The butter dish measures 5"(12.5cm) tall, by 7"(18cm) in diameter and has a silver weight of 9.9 troy ounces.
£1,875
L7735 : Sterling Silver Pair Of Butter Dishes
Hallmarked In 1908
Hallmarked in London in 1908 by George Fox, this attractive pair of Antique, Edwardian, Sterling Silver Butter Dishes, are in the rococo style, and are replicas of a design originally by Paul De Lamerie. Each butter dish measures 4.25"(11cm) tall, by 5.25"(13.5cm) wide, by 4.75"(12cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 19.11 troy ounces.
£2,325
L6900 : Sterling Silver Revolving Top Butter Dish
Hallmarked In 1924
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1924 by Mappin & Webb, this handsome, Antique, George V period, Sterling Silver Butter Dish, features fluted decoration to the revolving top, neoclassical legs, and a removable pierced liner. The butter dish measures 4.75"(12cm) tall, by 7.5"(19cm) wide, by 5.75"(14.5cm) deep, and weighs 19.34 troy ounces.
£3,675