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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Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1894 by Harrison Brothers & Howson, this stylish pair of Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Butter Shells, are of traditional form, and stand on 3 ball feet. Each butter dish measures 0.75"(2cm) tall, by 4.25"(11cm) wide, by 3.25"(8.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 3.42 troy ounces.
£325
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.
£395
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.
£675
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.
£875
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
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.
£1,175
Hallmarked in London in 1875 by Edward Barnard & Sons, this attractive, Antique, Victorian Sterling Silver Butter Dish, features a removable glass liner, and is elegantly decorated in the Neoclassical taste. The butter dish measures 4"(10cm) tall, by 9"(23cm) wide, by 5.75"(14.5cm) deep. The silver weighs 14.91 troy ounces.
£1,475
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
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.
£1,875
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.
£2,695