Vintage English Silverplate Toast Rack

“Dry toast may be made before it is wanted, and should be set up in the toast-rack the moment it is done,” reads page 11 of The Housemaid's Complete Guide, written by A.M. Sargeant in 1851. The toast rack's purpose: to prevent bread soggery.

Adhering to the maxim that presentation is everything, these racks demonstrate that no issue is too mundane -  even toast! With a gleaming antique silverplate caddy at your breakfast service, you'll soon be saying goodbye to soggy stacks and hello to an antique-inspired tabletop worthy of the most important meal of the day.

Found at a silver market in northern England, each of these dramatic Antique Silverplate Toast Racks is an elegant vestige of days gone by. With decorative central handles for ease of transport, the racks elevate your crisp toast above the table on stylish feet while their gleaming, gothic-inspired arches rise to meet the morning, presenting a striking silhouette. One rack is marked 'Made in England' while the other carries the stamp of esteemed Birmingham silversmith John Gough.

With a stately presence and easy demeanor, these caddies were specifically designed to hold slices of toast, but we also love turning a toast rack into our very own filing system. Whether it holds your mail, treasured photographs or even fingertip towels in a powder room, these statuesque racks are certain to bring beauty and grace wherever they are found. 

Each caddy is one-of-a-kind and subject to prior sale. In very good antique condition. Caddy A measures 7"W x 4.5"H x  3.5"D. Caddy B measures 7"W x 7"H x  4"D.