Antique Silver Plate Warming Dish 3 Piece Serving buying Harrison Brothers Howson of Sheffield England Cloche Lid, Caviar, Butter, Muffin, Brie

A Charming genuine Antique Silver Plate 3 Piece Muffin Warming Dish - an ideal serving dish with the cloche dish and removable circular tray with water reservoir beneath - by adding hot water to the base you can keep anything warm to bring it to table. You may also add crushed ice. Thereby keeping your covered item cold, like caviar, shrimp dishes or butter. Originally for muffins and suitable for softening butter, warm rolls/bread or just a beautiful serving dish to adorn your dining room - with an ornate scallop edge to the base lip. It features a rounded cloche topped with an ebonized wood handle or finial top to save your fingers from getting too hot - with the makers mark on the underside for Harrison Brothers & Howson of Sheffield (for more about the maker see below). Makes for a dramatic presentation of culinary delights at the dining table or a showy centerpiece on a sideboard.
This is a good size, measuring 8.5" diameter, with only minor tarnish, generally in a fantastic aged condition - please check photographs which form part of the description and do help - A useful and very pretty antique serving dish indeed!

Measures 8.5" diameter base, with lid and finial 4" tall, cloche 6.5" diameter, circular tray 6" diameter, base 1.5" high. This gorgeous antique weighs in at 664 grams prior packaging.


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Thomas Sansom, plate worker at Norfolk Street, Sheffield, entered his mark at Sheffield Assay Office on December 22, 1808. Later the business was continued as Thomas Sansom & Sons, in partnership with his sons Abraham, John and William Sansom. In 1847 the business was acquired by James William Harrison, Henry Harrison and James William Howson, acting as Harrison Brothers & Howson. James William Harrison retired in 1876 and the business was continued by his partners. Later they were joined in the partnership by George Hawson (son of J.W. Howson), Francis William Harrison (son of Henry Harrison) and John Brocksopp Wilkinson (nephew of J.W. Harrison). From 1892 buying the activity was continued by George Hawson, F.W. Harrison and J.B. Wilkinson. The firm was originally active at 67 Norfolk Street, Sheffield (1866-1896), expanding to Shoreham Street Works (1880) and to a new factory in Carver Street (1901). Harrison Brothers & Howson opened its London showrooms at 11 Hatton Garden (1866) and 43-44 Holborn Viaduct (1885), moving to Regent Arcade House, 19-25 Aryle Street (1941). The trademark was taken over by Viners of Sheffield in 1923. The firm used the trade mark ALPHA PLATE, BEACON PLATE, HALPHROID and LUSTROUS. Later, the firm ceased its activity and the brand of Harrison Brothers & Howson was revived in 1978, under the style of Harrison Brothers & Howson Ltd, a subsidiary of Ben J. Dix of London Ltd.