ANTIQUE MERIDEN B COMPANY SILVER PLATE COMPOTE METAL BOWL SQUIRRELS MERMAIDS

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VERY UNIQUE ANTIQUE SILVER PLATE METAL BRIDES BASKET/ FRUIT STAND/ COMPOTE/ CHAFING DISH/ WARMER. THIS PIECE CAN HAVE A VARIETY OF USES. IT IS VERY DECORATIVE WITH 2 FIGURAL LADIES RESEMBLING MERMAIDS ON EACH END. THE PEDESTAL FEET ARE ANIMAL PAWS. IN THE MIDDLE GOING AROUND THE STAND ARE 4 METAL SQUIRRELS EATING. IT HAS FLOWERS AND FILIGREE BORDERING THE BOWL. WHEN I ACQUIRED THIS, THE LID WAS ON TOP OF IT BUT I A NOT CONVINCED THE LID ACTUALLY GOES WITH IT BUT I WILL INCLUDE IT. THE ROUND DISH PICTURED WAS ALSO WITH IT. IT IS MARKED MERIDEN B COMPANY WITH A NUMBER EITHER 956 OR 936. NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO POLISH OR CLEAN THIS AND IT HAS A LOT OF PATINA. IT IS 13 INCHES ACROSS AND 9 INCHES TALL WITHOUT THE LID.  I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ANYTHING LIKE THIS WITH THIS TYPE OF DECORATION. ESPECIALLY THE SQUIRRELS. VERY UNIQUE COLLECTIBLE PIECE.
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