Sheffield - Serving dish - Silverplated, Glass

Antique old Sheffield Silver plated (OSP) , sterling silver fused over a thick ingot of copper (bleeding). No visible hallmarks. Silver-plated clam shell shaped lidded caviar, jam or butter server/dish. Regency style with claw feet and ornate shell handle with cobalt blue thick glass liner, fluted body, scallop shell ridge, acanthus leaf decorations down the legs and claw feet. 19th-20 th century. Measured from top rim to feet: Length: 26 cm Height: 7 cm from feet up to rim of vessel 11 cm counting lifted shell handle on lid. 10.cm width measured across wider middle section. Blue cobalt glass : 6 mm thick Weight: 494.5 gr. Approx depth without glass liner: 5 cm Depth glass liner: 4 cm

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