From the days when ice cream was served in sensible, single scoop portions, we are pleased to have found a collection of Silverplated Ice Cream Dishes.  Produced in England for use in an ice cream parlor, café or tea room, these classic pedestal dishes are complete with their original silverplate liners. Sitting perfectly in the dish, the liner allows for simpler clean-up and preserves the finish on the pedestal ice cream dish itself.

With the warm, gleaming sheen affectionately known as a "butler's finish", these practical little dishes will be perfect for serving sauces, offering candies or nuts, or yes, even serving a sensible, single scoop portion of ice cream!

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Strictly limited quantities and subject to prior sale. Ice Cream Dishes with Liner are sold individually. In very good original vintage condition. Please note, spoon is not included. Pedestal Dish measures 2.5"H x 3.75"D. Liners 4.25"D x 1.75"H.

Learn More about Hotel Silver

Once found in Grand Hotels, chic cafés, elegant restaurants as well as luxury steamships and the dining cars of the great locomotives, vintage hotel silver beautifully evokes the Golden Age of Travel. Enduringly crafted using sturdy nickel silver as its base metal and coated with a thick plating of pure, gleaming silver, vintage hotel silver is unmistakeable for its simple, classic lines and its pleasing heft. Often crested with the name of the establishment, the pieces bear the gentle, lovely patina often referred to as a “butler’s finish”.

Produced by the great silversmiths here in the United States, as well as those in Britain and on the Continent, most hotel silver dates from the 1920s to the 1940s. Prized for its perfect blend of form and function, hotel silver was made to withstand the rigors of daily use. Highly collectible, vintage hotel silver is a wonderful addition to any home.

Evoking the days of elegant travel, there are many new ways that hotel silver can be enjoyed. A milk pitcher or sugar basin makes an elegant vase for flowers or fresh herbs on the kitchen counter. A collection of oval platters adds sparkle and depth in a hutch when not being called into service for a buffet or dinner party. A toast rack becomes the perfect way to display photographs, hold fingertip towels in a powder room or organize mail in the office. Mix and match cutlery brings a relaxed sophistication and elegance to any tablescape. Whatever the piece, vintage hotel silver is sure to stir memories not only of your own travels, but of exotic destinations and ports of call from parts unknown.