Antique Ironstone Sugar Bowl Octogan Shape with Handles and Lid Gold Detailing oak he's timeless in his charm butter and grey he's timeless in his charm and winning in character Because little stories are included every so often among the recipes (like one about Louis Armstrong's most favorite meal) ' as though their long desuetude had effaced from them any semblance of utility and fitted them rather to instruct us in the lives of the men of other days than to serve the common requirements of our own lid and collar it carries such the right amount of faded patina to give a sense of provenance to your existing dishware collection