Silver-Plated Shell Butter Dish with Hinged Lid and Opaline Glass Insert – Vintage 1960s–1970s, Caviar Server

An elegant silver-plated shell dish with a hinged lid and its original removable frosted opaline glass insert.

Design

Bold embossed shell ridges, small ball feet and a sturdy rear hinge. The glass liner has a scalloped edge that matches the shell shape exactly.

Details & Condition

• Material: silver-plated metal, white opaline glass insert
• Length: approx. 12.5 cm / 4.9 in
• Width: approx. 11.5 cm / 4.5 in
• Height closed: approx. 4.5 cm / 1.8 in
• Date: approx. 1960s–1970s
• Condition: excellent; lid opens and closes smoothly, glass insert clean with no cracks or chips, light natural silver patina

Uses

For butter, caviar or jam at the festive table – or as an elegant ring dish on the vanity.

Care

Hand wash the glass insert; wipe the metal with a soft cloth.

At the flea market in Eisenstadt the silver shell lay among cake servers – as if it had carried the sea all the way to Burgenland.

A shell for the festive table — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop