These are a late Victorian or early Edwardian era pair of matching hallmarked silver bon-bon dishes. The detail on them is totally exquisite.
They have a hallmark for Birmingham1901 - and a maker's mark for William Devenport, as photographed.
The dishes are in a pristine antique condition - with no inscriptions, monograms or damages.
They come in their original fitted case - a hard dark leatherette finish to the outside - inside there is a cream silk lid - and with a fitted dark blue velvet base section - the case is not in perfect condition - but it is in good antique condition - it is hinged with a little finger press stud to open.
They take the shape of a Scottish quaich but are of course little decorative bon-bon dishes - which you could pop little peppermints or after-dinner digestive mints in and to pass around to your guests.
Of course, they look just lovely as display items in your silver collection.
I love the four little winged angel head handles on each side of the bowl - very sweet.
There is not so much weight in the little bowls - due to the fine fretwork or open pierce work decoration - but the interest in these wee dishes lies in the skillful making and attractive design of each one.
The weight of the pair is: 92 grams
Dimensions: handle to handle is 14.6 cm. The diameter of the bowl is 8 inches. The height of each bowl is 3.5 cm
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