English SHEFFIELD 3-piece Silver Silverplate Condiment Dish or Relish Serving Bowl with spoon with removable Marigold pressed glass bowl. Vintage 1960's is our estimate.
The silverplate frame has three ball feet, elegant "open" frame with ball finial. Very good condition with only few very tiny (pin head size) areas of discoloration. It measures 6" high and is 6-1/2" from side to side. Perfect construction and condition.
For centuries, condiments were necessary because of the lack of refrigeration. Even when used expediently, meat sometimes had begun to spoil by the time it reached the dinner table. Spices, vinegars and oils were used to hid the pungency of the spoiling meat. In addition, salt and pepper on food were an absolute necessity at the Victorian table. Abe offers an array of antique silver plate items made for serving these condiments, ranging from fabulous silverplated cruet sets to various salt and pepper receptacles.
The basic condiment set began with salt and pepper servers. Next, a mustard jar would be added. Other containers, called cruets, were then added in various sizes. These were generally used for a variety of vinegars and oils. Another serving piece was the muffineer, a caster that held sugar or any other condiment meant to be sprinkled onto foods.
Salt was usually served in open containers, sometimes referred to as a salt cellar or salt stand. Some salt containers had glass liners to help prevent the corrosion that begins when silver and salt come in contact with each other.
Mustard was an important condiment, warranting its own server. At the time that mustard pots were in favor (probably from the 1840s on), dry mustard powder was mixed with water to make a mustard paste, as prepared mustard in its modern glass or plastic jar was not yet available until the early 1900s. Mustard is extremely corrosive to sterling and silverplate, causing a chemical reaction which results in heavy discoloration of the silver. Many mustard pots have glass liners to prevent this. Gold can also be used to provide a barrier. many old mustard ladles were gold-washed on the lower portion where the silver would have touched the mustard.
The original Marigold colored pressed cut glass insert bowl has a pretty 3-D diamond design cut bowl. No chips or cracks on the bowl, and only two very tiny "rough" areas on the rim. It measure 2" high and 4-1/2" diameter.
The removable spoon is a tad over 5" long and is touchmarked on the back "CHROME PLATED ON NICKEL SILVER MADE IN SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND". It looks to have NEVER been used! MINT condition! This 3-piece vintage English SHEFFIELD Silverplate Condiment or Relish Serving Bowl with spoon. Set weighs 12 ounces and is ready for use or display.
#A574 - Vintage (1960's) English SHEFFIELD 3-piece Silver Silverplate Condiment Dish or Relish Serving Bowl with Spoon
$35.00
