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What is another name for a chafing dish?
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There are a few other names for a chafing dish. This style of metal pan, used for keeping food warm, can also be called a bain marie, food warmer or water bath, to name a few. You can shop a collection of chafing dishes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Chafing dishes have gone in and out of style over the decades and have acquired many different names. Some of these include bain-marie, food warmer and double boiler. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique chafing dishes from some of the world’s top sellers.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Chafing Dish
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Pasadena, TX
A Mid-Century Modern chafing dish designed by Tommi Parzinger and made by Dorlyn Silversmiths
Category
Vintage 1950s American Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
George III Sterling Silver Chafing Dish, Burwash & Sibley, London, 1807
By William Burwash
Located in London, London
, antique Sterling Silver Chafing dish, is oval in shape and plain in style, with gadroon and reed detailing
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Regency Antique Sterling Silver Chafing Dish by William Stroud
By William Stroud
Located in London, London
silver chafing dish, features gadroon borders throughout, acanthus detailing to the handle and the legs
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Regency Victorian Silver Plated Revolving Dome Chafing Dish Warmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Regency Victorian Silver Plated Revolving Dome Chafing Dish Warmer. Circa early
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Joseph Heinrichs Silverplated & Ebony 3-D Rabbit Chafing Dish, Circa 1904
By Joseph Heinrichs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Joseph Heinrichs Silverplated & Ebony 3-D Rabbit Chafing Dish, Circa 1904
A remarkable Joseph
Category
Early 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Chafing Dish with Warmer, 19th Century
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in North Miami, FL
This exquisite Tiffany and Company sterling silver chafing dish, from New York, represents a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
