SILVER ELECTROPLATED COMPOTE DISH Upon their arrival over four

Upon their arrival over four centuries ago

is elegant and stately in its silhouette

this is a phenomenon that occurs in some ceramics where an intricate spider web-like design appears overtime in the glaze of a piece of pottery

Like a writhing snake

some say alive

SILVER ELECTROPLATED COMPOTE DISH Upon their arrival over fourThis antique silver electroplated compote dish by Elkington & Co. is elegant and stately in its silhouette, taking inspiration from classical Greek pottery and catapulting elements of the style into a more contemporary design that would have been considered en vogue around 1924, the year this piece was produced according to the date letter M engraved on the bottom of the dish. The silver manufacturer was founded in Birmingham in the 1830s and remained