Vintage Silverplate HK and Shanghai Hotel Covered Dish

Once found in Grand Hotels, chic cafés, and 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.  Handsomely crafted, vintage hotel silver is unmistakeable for its simple, classic lines and 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 great silversmiths 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 is a fabulous entry into the world of silver collecting and a wonderful addition to any home. The most humble milk pitcher makes an elegant vase for flowers or fresh herbs on the kitchen counter, a toast rack becomes the perfect way to display photographs or organize mail in the office.  Mix and match cutlery brings a relaxed elegance to any tablescape. Whatever the piece, vintage hotel silver is sure to stir wanderlust for not only your own travel, but of exotic destinations and ports of call.

A lovely discovery at auction in the north of England, this Vintage Silverplate HK and Shanghai Hotel Covered Dish features all the lovely hallmarks that make hotel silver so prized today: bold, streamlined design; a lovely, classic silverwork motif; clear production marks and an interesting provenance. Crafted by the venerable Elkington Silversmiths and stamped with the date code of its year of manufacture,1931, this magnificent serving dish with its handsome dome began life at one of HK (HongKong) and Shanghai's luxury hotel properties.

Incorporated in 1866, HK and Shaghai opened the area's first luxury hotel modeled after the grand hotels of London - The Hongkong Hotel. With its grand ballroom and sumptuous hospitality, the hotel was a star property for the growing company until its demise in the 1920s due to fire. Today the company continues to operate Peninsula Hotel properties across the globe.

Ready to serve in high style, this round dish with its deep lower bowl boasts a wide rim adorned with a classic reed and ribbon pattern encircling the perimeter. Hovering above the lower vessel, the grand lid with its star-shaped steam holes and reed and ribbon patterned handle ensures your latest culinary creations will arrive at the table in style. Sidestamped with the Deco-era HK and Shanghai Hotel logo, these beautiful pieces with their rich heritage, are sure to become prized additions to your collection.

Strictly one-of-a-kind and subject to prior sale. 3.75"H x 8" in diameter.