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Description
This exceptionally large 14" x 11.5" vintage silver-plated scallop shell dish makes an ultimate luxury food server with its expansive … Read more This exceptionally large 14" x 11.5" vintage silver-plated scallop shell dish makes an ultimate luxury food server with its expansive basin, perfect for crushed ice filled with chilled fresh shrimp cocktails, raw oysters on the half shell, or nested caviar ramekins. For settings beyond the dining table, its shiny features make it a dramatic living room centerpiece, often layered with a minimal, dried botanical aromatic citrus potpourri to add subtle texture and fragrance to the home vignette. Weighing a mere 1 lb 6 oz, this hollowware piece has been expertly crafted, likely from copper or zinc alloy, and finished with a premium electroplated silver to ensure fluid fluting and crisp details, as a silver dish without the unnecessary weight. Attributed to the English Silver Manufacturing Corp. of New York from the 1970s, the piece features a breathtaking, highly detailed Rococo floral handle, an exceptional find. It perfectly captures the spirit of a grand estate home, evoking an era of proud self-reliance in which a homeowner's kitchen is fully equipped with the precise, correct tools for every culinary occasion, ensuring that even a casual neighborhood gathering is anchored in effortless elegance and hospitality. See less
- Dimensions
- 11.5ʺW × 14ʺD × 1.75ʺH
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Silverplate
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- The condition of this silver-plated piece is exceptionally well-preserved, clear, smooth, and precise, and a premium centerpiece. Running one’s fingers … moreThe condition of this silver-plated piece is exceptionally well-preserved, clear, smooth, and precise, and a premium centerpiece. Running one’s fingers along the high-relief fluted ridges, you will find no signs of the aggressive over-polishing or wear through the micro-thin silver layer. The electroplated silver surface remains entirely intact across the interior basin and tightly wrapped handle seams, with only a light, moody, authentic antiquarian tarnish that can easily be restored as a brilliant mirror-like shine or left as-is for vintage depth. Completely solid base free of the deep, pinpoint pitting or corrosion typically found after poor storage conditions of antique metalware. less
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