Hi... I'm pleased to have found you.
I have an old crockery platter and lid that we have called 'The Cheese Dish" since I was a kid. It comes from my mother's side of the family and it evidently came to New Zealand with my ancestors from Britain sometime during the 1800's. My uncle told me it could have been made sometime before the 1800's.
It is triangular in shape. It measures approximately 8 inches tall and it is about 11.5 inches wide. It is quite heavy.
The only marks I can see on it are a "B" stamped on the underside of the lid... and what seems to be a hand-drawn "X" on the underside of the base.
There are holes in the top of the lid.
I'd be very interested to get ideas regarding how old it is, where it came from, and what it might be worth.
Many thanks in advance.... Stephen Coote, Nelson, New Zealand. Here's a photo: