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Product Code	ELKMASBU8325
Product Name	Elkington, Mason & Co. Silver Plate Butter Dish circa 1842-61
Product Description
Elkington, Mason & Co. * silver plate butter dish, made in Birmingham, England, circa 1842-61. The formal “egg and dart” design of the fixed pedestal butter dish is proudly topped with a fully three dimensional cow finial. The interior is fitted with a glass insert, providing space for crushed ice beneath. The size and shape of the dish is also a perfect size for caviar. The silver plating is in very good condition. 7 1/2” (19cm) diameter, 9 1/4” (23.5cm) across the handles, 5 1/2” (14cm) high. * In 1842 Elkington & Co. received financial backing from Josiah Mason. From 1842 to 1861 the company was known as Elkington, Mason & Co.