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Antique Silver Plated Butter Dish with Cow Finial C1880 Original Glass Liner
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Antique Silver Plated Butter Dish with Cow Finial C1880 Original Glass Liner

19th century
Sold 1 February 2025 · Honey Tilley Antiques
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This is a charming antique silver plated butter dish. Standing on four paw feet. Pierced base and lid. The base is mounted with cows heads with rings through its mouth. The top finial is of a resting cow or bull. Bead mounted to top of base. This retains its original blue glass liner. c.1880 British made. This has been resilvered.

Length: 19cm (7.5")

Height is approximately: 11cm (4.5")

Declaration

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Butter Dish to the 1880s.

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SA1120424
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A35030
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Description
This is a charming antique silver plated butter dish. Standing on four paw feet. Pierced base and lid. The base is mounted with cows heads with rings through its mouth. The top finial is of a resting cow or bull. Bead mounted to top of base. This retains its original blue glass liner. c.1880 British made. This has been resilvered.

Length: 19cm (7.5")

Height is approximately: 11cm (4.5")

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Butter Dish to the 1880s.

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SA1120424
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An ornate antique silver plated covered butter dish featuring a recumbent cow finial, pierced lattice decoration, and an original glass liner. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An ornate antique silver plated covered butter dish featuring a recumbent cow finial, pierced lattice decoration, and an original glass liner. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Silver Plated Butter Dish with Cow Finial C1880 Original Glass Liner

Archive II An ornate antique silver plated covered butter dish featuring a recumbent cow finial, pierced lattice decoration, and an original glass liner. View II
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An ornate antique silver plated covered butter dish featuring a recumbent cow finial, pierced lattice decoration, and an original glass liner.
Antique silver plated butter dish with cow finial c1880 original glass liner
Ref: SA1120424
An ornate antique silver plated covered butter dish featuring a recumbent cow finial, pierced lattice decoration, and an original glass liner.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectTableware
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialSilver-plated metal, Glass
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsCow finial, Pierced lattice pattern, Scroll feet, Beaded trim

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Victorian silver plated butter dishes gained popularity during the mid-to-late 19th century as industrial plating techniques made ornate tableware accessible to the expanding middle classes, often featuring whimsical animal finials reflecting agricultural themes.

These items were typically constructed using a base metal such as copper or nickel silver, coated with a layer of silver via electroplating, and paired with a blown or pressed glass internal liner to protect the metal from dairy acids.

Authentic pieces often exhibit manufacturer marks or date hallmarks stamped on the base, genuine period wear to the silver plate revealing the base metal underneath, and hand-cut or molded glass liners characteristic of 19th-century manufacturing.

This piece can be displayed on a dining sideboard as a focal point or integrated into a kitchen display to add historical texture, contrasting effectively with minimalist contemporary surfaces.

Preserve silver plated items by using non-abrasive silver polish sparingly, washing the glass liner in warm soapy water by hand, and storing them in low-humidity environments to prevent tarnishing and oxidation.
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