Victorian Silver Plate Butter Dish by Homan Circa 1870

  An over-the-top Victorian butter dish with detailed repousse and molded details that still has much silver and has shined up nicely.   The dish has been cast with a deep well for holding ice. There is a round tray with a central hole to hold the butter above the ice. The dish has is an arching handle for passing and holding the butter dish. The top is a cylindrical dome, which is topped with a triangular finial. On one side of the dish is a pair of forks to hold the butter knife. The mouth edge is decorated with a repousse band of flowers. The legs are chicken feet at the ends.   There is a mark on the base with the words “QUADRUPLEPLATE HOMAN SILVERPLATE CO” encircling a central anchor design. There is a production number 510.   MEASUREMENTS   11 ¼” (28.6 cm) tall x 6” (15.2 cm) diameter. Weighs 1 lb 9.8 oz (730 g)   CONDITION     There is a dent on the lid's top edge and the interior well.  There are silver losses, especially to the interior well and to the insert tray. There are