ntantiques wrote:
>
> These do show up on ebay from time to time, but I've only seen this
> particular Asprey rack with a matching spirit warmer where this one
> has what the seller's calling a buttter dish (have my doubts about
> that). The design was registered by Asprey in 1910 and probably
> made over an extended period of time.

Do you think that shell dish is not original to the piece?
If so, it'll be easier to resist. The other thing that
makes it easier was realizing just how tiny this thing is.
It looks big in the pictures, but the dimensions are given
in the description.

> If you do decide to bite the bullet and go for it, suggest you get
> your ducks in a row & snipe in the last 30 seconds of the auction with
> your one and only bid - you might well get a bargain.

I always do that, except I usually bid at around 10 seconds
to go.