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With the increase in importance of fine dining throughout the eighteenth century, dishes (mostly without but occasionally with covers) were starting to be made by silversmiths. Dishes for serving joints of meat on the dining table grew in importance throughout the century and were often made in large sets of varying sizes. Some of the small dishes were used for game such as Guinea Fowl or Pigeon whilst the largest ones for example were made for huge cuts of beef.

They are often engraved (as with a large quantity of eighteenth and nineteenth century silver) with the coat of arms or crests of the original owners. Most meat dishes tend to be shaped oval in form but other shapes are known most notably shaped circular dishes (which are often referred to as second course dishes). These second course dishes tend to be somewhat larger than the regular dinner plate and are generally in the 12-to-14-inch (30.5 cms-35.5 cm) diameter range.

We have some very fine and important dishes and covers in stock at the moment including a very large dish belonging to the Prime Minister during The Crimean War George Hamilton-Gordon (1784-1860 given as his wedding present in 1805 ( Haddo House, Aberdeenshire),and dishes from The Rothschilds ,The Maharajah of Baroda ,Viscount Newark and some rare eighteenth century silver meat dish covers which are recorded in The Garrard Ledgers ( Victoria and Albert Museum) from 1793 belonging to one of the wealthiest men in England at the time the Wakefield cloth merchant James Milnes ( 1755-1805).

Today these wonderful dishes are often used for sandwiches and canapés as well as their original purpose for cuts of meat.

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Pair of Antique French Silver Second Course Dishes made for the Maharaja of Baroda in 1925
£2,800
W145x3
Date:
1925
Maker: Tetard Freres
£2,800
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Pair of Antique French Silver Second Course Dishes made for the Maharaja of Baroda in 1925

A pair of antique French 1st Standard 950 silver second course dishes. The dishes are of shaped circular form with a scroll border, engraved to one side with...

W145x3
Date:
1925
Maker: Tetard Freres
£2,800

£2,800
Antique Silver George III Meat Dish made for Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon in 1805
£4,800
W168x1
Date:
1805
Maker: William Fountain
£4,800
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Antique Silver George III Meat Dish made for Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon in 1805

This splendid, very large George III meat dish is of oval form with a plain sunken oval central well, which is unembellished. The border is engraved with the...

W168x1
Date:
1805
Maker: William Fountain
£4,800

£4,800
Pair of Antique Silver French Meat Dishes made in c.1890
£3,600
W163x21M
Date:
1890
Maker: Jean-Baptiste Francois
£3,600
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Pair of Antique Silver French Meat Dishes made in c.1890

A pair of antique silver French 1st standard (950 pure) oval meat dishes in the 18th century style.

W163x21M
Date:
1890
Maker: Jean-Baptiste Francois
£3,600

£3,600
Pair of Antique Silver French Second Course Plates/Dishes made in c.1890
£3,400
W163x21P
Date:
1890
Maker: Jean-Baptiste Francois
£3,400
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Pair of Antique Silver French Second Course Plates/Dishes made in c.1890

A pair of antique silver French 1st standard (950 pure) circular plates in the 18th century style.

W163x21P
Date:
1890
Maker: Jean-Baptiste Francois
£3,400

£3,400

Silver Meat Dishes & Covers

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Pair of Antique French Silver Second Course Dishes made for the Maharaja of Baroda in 1925

Pair of Antique French Silver Second Course Dishes made for the Maharaja of Baroda in 1925

Antique Silver George III Meat Dish made for Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon in 1805

Antique Silver George III Meat Dish made for Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon in 1805

Pair of Antique Silver French Meat Dishes made in c.1890

Pair of Antique Silver French Meat Dishes made in c.1890

Pair of Antique Silver French Second Course Plates/Dishes made in c.1890

Pair of Antique Silver French Second Course Plates/Dishes made in c.1890

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Silver Meat Dishes & Covers

Pair of Antique French Silver Second Course Dishes made for the Maharaja of Baroda in 1925

Pair of Antique French Silver Second Course Dishes made for the Maharaja of Baroda in 1925

Antique Silver George III Meat Dish made for Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon in 1805

Antique Silver George III Meat Dish made for Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon in 1805

Pair of Antique Silver French Meat Dishes made in c.1890

Pair of Antique Silver French Meat Dishes made in c.1890

Pair of Antique Silver French Second Course Plates/Dishes made in c.1890

Pair of Antique Silver French Second Course Plates/Dishes made in c.1890

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