{"product_id":"vintage-butter-dish-with-drain","title":"Vintage Butter Dish\/Caviar Server with Drain","description":"\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThis Vintage Dish with its pierced drain was made by Elkington Silversmiths, circa 1930's. The Birmingham-based Elkington was one of the most respected makers of hotel silver for the grand restaurants, hotels, railways and shipping lines of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe dish bears an engraved badge with two nautical flags, most likely the emblem of a shipping line, and would have been used in the dining rooms aboard ship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eIts pierced, removable drain was designed to keep butter pats chilled with shaved ice below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eToday, we love to use this generously sized dish to serve caviar.  The glass container of one's favorite caviar sits atop the crushed ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eIn addition to caviar, this serving piece is perfectly sized to serve nuts or olives at cocktail time, chocolates at dessert time, or to hold cut lemons and limes on a bar set-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe vintage offerings in our collection of European hotel silver \u0026amp; barware are restored and re-plated in pure silver in London by our longtime silversmiths. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven with restoration, some of the pieces may sport more patina than others due to their unique history and use which we think only adds to their character and allure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver-plated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall Height: 2\", Upper Dish: 5\" diam, Lower Dish: 7\" Base diam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hôtel Silver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67592771633242,"sku":"HEC-803.A","price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/2107\/2474\/files\/HEC-803.Aottoman.png?v=1791048317","url":"https:\/\/hotelsilverltd.com\/products\/vintage-butter-dish-with-drain","provider":"Hôtel Silver","version":"1.0","type":"link"}