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What was this used for?

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:59 am
by niceguy1
Hello

What was this John Edward Bingham, Walker & hall Sheffield 1882 piece with serrated top used for? It measures 6 cm tall.

Perhaps it’s a egg holder?

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Re: What was this used for?

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:35 pm
by JLDoggett
It looks like a sherbert base, it would have a glass insert ( think wine glass with a short broken stem).

Re: What was this used for?

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:31 pm
by niceguy1
Thanks Jl.

As the bowl is only 1 1/2 cm deep it would be kind of unstable to have any glass insert & eat from it too but it might be possible.

Re: What was this used for?

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:13 pm
by JLDoggett
The glass would have been deeper and wider, like an old-style champagne glass. the upper part of your piece would have just been for support.