My Christmas covered vegetable dish

 In my collecting journey, I find myself automatically drawn to certain kinds of pieces.  I love a nice cream and sugar set though no one uses them anymore really.  I also love that pieces that are on stands/pedestals like cake stands and compotes.  One of the other things that I am drawn to is covered dishes.  Like so many things I am passionate about collecting, this began with the house at Wingate.  My Great Grandmother Bivens had a covered dish that I fell in love with.  It went to my Aunt Billie and eventually was passed down to me, and I love to use it.  Anyway, I am always on the lookout for a new covered dish. 

In combination with the covered dish, I am always looking for vintage Christmas pieces for my table.  I lucked out on this one.  This one I found on eBay. I think that I just snuck under the radar with this one because no one else bid on it.  And going by all of the vintage Christmas groups that I belong to, I was totally surprised by that.  Still, luck was on my side, and I won the auction at a great price.

This is an English piece.  I forget the maker, but it is stamped on the bottom.  It's packed away right now in a box of Christmas dishes or otherwise I would find the name for you.  It's decorated with holly and dates from the turn of the 19th century.  I absolutely love it and use it every Christmas.  Like most of my items, I actually do use this on my Christmas table as a serving dish.  It still holds up well and I love how it looks.  

My collection is ever growing, and I probably have around 12 covered vegetable dishes so far. All different styles...Victorian, MCM, aluminum hammer ware, etc. and I am sure that this will keep growing as I can usually find very interesting pieces at cheap prices.  Still, this is my Christmas covered vegetable dish and I love it.  Looking forward to using it again in 9 months!