HEAVY ENGLISH ANTIQUE 1938 STERLING SILVER NOVELTY BUTTER DISH WITH LINER
Item History & Price
Please bid with total confidence, we only deal in antique solid silver items and please check out our feedback if you have not bought with us before. POSTAGE : UK £4.95 1ST CLASS SIGNED FOR DELIVERY/£7.75 SPECIAL DELIVERY, WORLDWIDE £13.50 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE, EUROPE £13.50 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE. Description A superb heavy English antique solid sterling silver "novelty" entree/butter dish and cover by the silversmiths Walter & Charles Sissons - (1890-1938)..., in lovely condition and with a full set of English silver hallmarks Sheffield 1938. Excellent quality genuine 81 year old example, (definitely not silver-plate), designed like a vegetable entree dish, with 2 silver handles and unusually, it is complete with its original removable glass liner, (rare to find as these are always missing). Has handsome reeded border edge rims and has a good heavy silver gauge, weighs 159 grams, excluding liner. There are no added personal engraved inscriptions or monograms. Great novelty item.Measurements Measures approx. 4.3 inches (109mm) x 3.25 inches (82mm) and stands 1.55 inches (39mm) in height.Date English antique solid sterling silver with a full set of English silver hallmarks for Sheffield 1938 (date letter "v"). With matching hallmark stamps on dish and lid.Maker Silversmiths initials "WS over CS", (Walter & Charles Sissons - 1890-1938). Condition Lovely clean condition, and ready to be used. There are no repairs to the silver and no nasty knocks or dents. The silver handles are both undamaged and importantly the original glass liner is in pristine condition and is the perfect tight fit. Beautiful novelty butter dish and with an excellent heavy silver weight. There are no added personal engraved inscriptions. Direct from a private estate. Please note this item shows with a matt finish just for the purposes of photographing, it has a typical shiny polished finish. The second of a matching pair I am currently listing. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £7.75/£4.95 (Special delivery/1st class signed for delivery)Worldwide: £13.50 (Airsure - if applicable)Europe: £13.50 (Airsure - if applicable)All items purchased usually dispatched within 24 hours following cleared payment.Payment detailsPlease wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. We accept cheques, paypal, bank transfers & UK postal orders. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. Items over £100 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, datapost. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
