Antique Cut Crystal and Silverplate Biscuit Box
Antique Cut Crystal and Silverplate Biscuit Box
$475.00
Long before the advent of the more whimsical American cookie jar, households in Great Britain boated the indispensable, if not more sedate, Biscuit Barrel. Elegantly poised on its own fine silver tray, this Antique Cut Crystal and Silverplate Biscuit Box is a most special market find. Found in the north of England not far from its Sheffield origins, the gently curving facet-cut oval container shimmers at every turn, promising to highlight the sweet contents found within.
Featuring a grand and majestic sheath of grain articulated into a gorgeous finial, itself a display of exquisite artisanship, the gleaming silverplated lid is further embellished with a series of swags and florals accented by playful geometrics dancing around the border. With an elaborate silverplated base tray designed to hold the removable glass container, in addition to shapely handles and feet to facilitate secure transport and presentation, the piece can most confidently be called into service as an ice bucket without concern of condensation on your tabletop or bar cart.
Produced by the esteemed silversmiths at James Dixon & Sons, we are quite taken with this remarkable biscuit box as one of the prettiest we have ever seen. Full of antique style and elegance, it promises to be the perfect place to safe-keep your "biscuits" (or ice!) in a truly posh fashion.
