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What is the purpose of a compote?

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What is the purpose of a compote?
The purpose of a compote dish is to serve a stewed fruit dessert called a compote. However, people sometimes use them to serve puddings, mousses and other desserts. On 1stDibs, you can shop a selection of antique and vintage compotes.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Shop for Crystal Compote on 1stDibs
Pair of English Victorian Crystal Compotes
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Victorian (possibly Waterford) crystal compotes with a scalloped edge bowl
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal

Sterling and Crystal Compote
By Steuben Hawkes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Over one hundred years old, this lovely crystal compote with a sterling silver base evokes a time gone
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Empire Style Ormolu & Cut Crystal Compote/ Tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire Style Ormolu and Cut Crystal Compote/Tazza  Made in Austria, circa 1920s An elegant Empire
Category

20th Century Austrian Empire Garniture

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Austrian Art Deco Crystal Compote Centrepiece, Biscuit/Cookie Bowl, circa 1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely small Art Deco cut-crystal compote centrepiece or biscuit/cookie bowl with silvered
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal, Spelter

Sterling and Crystal Compote
By Steuben Hawkes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Based in Corning, NY, T.G. Hawkes & Co. (circa 1880-1959) was established by Thomas Gibbons Hawkes (1846-1913). Born in Ireland, Hawkes immigrated to Brooklyn in 1862, then moved to ...
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Antique Bohemian Amber Cut to Clear Goblet Styled Covered Crystal Compote
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cut crystal covered goblet styled compote is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

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