Shreve, Brown & Co. Sterling Silver Butter Dish

Description:

Shreve, Brown & Co. Sterling Silver Butter Dish, Boston, mid-19th century, with domed lid, inset liner, and two bull's heads with ring handles, on four paw feet, ht. 6 1/4 in., approx. 21.8 troy oz.
Estimate $400-600

Age-typical wear to surface, pinprick and small shallow dent to lid, body with a pinprock dent, otherwise in good overall condition lid and liner sit well.


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