Also Called :
Leaf Dishes, Pickle Dishes, Chop Stick or Spoon Rests, Sauce Dishes
Rarity :
Common (except for largest & 3 smallest)
Age :
Early to End of 19th Century
Price Range :
$75.-$500. Tiny & largest command highest prices.
Dimensions :
Left to Right:
7 3/4″ wide x 9 3/4″ long x 1 5/8 deep
7″ wide x 8 1/4″ long
6 7/8″ wide x 8 1/2″ long
6 1/4″ wide x 8″ long
6 1/8″ wide x 8 3/8″ long
6 1/4″ wide x 7 5/8″ long
5 1/2″ wide x 7 1/2″ long
5 3/8″ wide x 7″ long
5 1/8″ wide x 6 3/4″ long
4 3/8″ wide x 6 1/8″ long
4 1/2″ wide x 5 1/2″ long
3 5/8″ wide x 4 1/2″ long
2 3/4″ wide x 3 1/2″ long
Weight :
Left to Right: 1 lb. 6.2 oz.—15 oz.—14.4 oz.—9.5 oz.—11.1 oz.—11.4 oz.—7.7 oz.—9.2 oz.—7.8 oz.—5.4 oz.—5.9 oz.—3.7 oz.—1.7 oz.
Provenance :
Left to Right:
Jim Galley, PA-2009
1991
1991
1964
1989
2012
Sotheby’s, NYC-1965
Coleman Auction, NYC-1965
James Julia, Fairfield, ME-1988
2012
1967
1967
1967
Availability :
ALL SOLD
Description: Leaf dishes certainly are one of Canton’s most favorite forms and they are readily available. In the first pictures are 13 in descending size order. They start off with an enormous 9 3/4″ long dish down to a tiny example at 3 1/2″ long and 2.7 oz. All leaf dishes have slightly scalloped rims, a tip at one end and a dip at the other end. There are no decorations outside of the interiors. They all have bottom rims and glazed bottoms. Most all leaf dishes have the tip bending left but, several bend to the right (see last two pictures). As to their use there are many possibilities: pickle dish, chop stick or spoon rest, sauce dish, candy or nut dish.