SILVER ELECTROPLATED COMPOTE DISH The mouth of the vase

The mouth of the vase is wider and longer than common greek inspired silhouettes

This is a style atypical to usual design

this 1960’s Yugoslavian Shepherd’s Cup was often given to newlyweds a traditional wedding gift

Sourced in the Cotswolds

This antique Indian vessel is made teakwood and was commonly used as an everyday object

SILVER ELECTROPLATED COMPOTE DISH The mouth of the vaseThis antique silver electroplated compote dish by Elkington & Co. is elegant and stately in its silhouette, taking inspiration from classical Greek pottery and catapulting elements of the style into a more contemporary design that would have been considered en vogue around 1924, the year this piece was produced according to the date letter M engraved on the bottom of the dish. The silver manufacturer was founded in Birmingham in the 1830s and remained