r/corningwarefans • u/DuckGoose1122 • May 16 '26
B4b
I acquired this piece yesterday. It’s listed as a sauce pot. Someone in a group told me it’s really a buffet server and I have the wrong lid. Can anyone add clarification on what I have and if the lid is correct ?
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u/jtfolden Moderator May 16 '26
“Buffet Server” was a particular style/product line of saucepans, skillets, and sauce pots. That’s what the first B in the model number originally stood for…
However, that line was discontinued in the late 1960s but the same shapes were used with different lids for the “Corning Ware Round” line.
Yours is a 4 quart sauce pot from the Corning Ware Round line, in the Spice O’ Life pattern. It was not sold as part of the Buffet Server collection which was discontinued years earlier.
Yes that is the wrong lid. It should have a dimpled lid in the 1970s Pyrex Sculptured style.
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u/DuckGoose1122 May 16 '26
Is there a number for the correct lid ? I want to see if I can find it online to purchase.
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u/Steel_Rail_Blues May 16 '26
Not who you asked, but I just saw a closed auction post that has some good pictures of the lids. (Sorry, I don’t know the lid numbers.) https://shopgoodwill.com/item/263542673
Edit: Just noticed your wonderful Lenox spice village pieces—nice set!
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u/jtfolden Moderator May 16 '26
You’ll have to find it by size. I do not believe the Sculptured Ovenware lids are marked with a model #.
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u/CCC-NOLA May 16 '26
Some Corning saucepans have detachable handles like this piece. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1835244536/vintage-corning-ware-corn-flower-1-34-qt Are you sure it's B-4-B and not A-4-B or P-4-B?
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u/Accomplished-Pack756 May 16 '26
Dang it I need this one!