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Antique Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish Cherub William Aitken Birmingham 1901
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Antique Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish Cherub William Aitken Birmingham 1901

19th century
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An attractive antique sterling silver BonBon dish by William Aitken, hallmarked Birmingham 1901.

This decorative shallow dish features a central cherub surrounded by elaborate embossed scrollwork, floral motifs and lattice-pattern detailing. The shaped scalloped rim complements the ornate Rococo revival design, while four ball feet raise the dish above the table.

A charming piece of English antique silver for a collection, display cabinet or dressing table, suitable as a bonbon, sweet or trinket dish.

• Maker: William Aitken

• Assay office: Birmingham

• Hallmark year: 1901

• Material: Sterling silver, 925 fineness

• Decoration: Central cherub, flowers and scrolling foliage

• Style: Rococo revival

• Base: Four ball feet

• Maximum width: 8.75 cm

• Height: 2.5 cm tall

• Weight: 20.0 grams

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Quality Antiques and Vintage has dated this Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish to the Victorian era.

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An attractive antique sterling silver BonBon dish by William Aitken, hallmarked Birmingham 1901.
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This decorative shallow dish features a central cherub surrounded by elaborate embossed scrollwork, floral motifs and lattice-pattern detailing.
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The shaped scalloped rim complements the ornate Rococo revival design, while four ball feet raise the dish above the table.

fig 1. An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet.
fig 1. Antique Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish Cherub William Aitken Birmingham 1901

A charming piece of English antique silver for a collection, display cabinet or dressing table, suitable as a bonbon, sweet or trinket dish.

• Maker: William Aitken

• Assay office: Birmingham

• Hallmark year: 1901

fig 2. An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet.
fig 2. Antique Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish Cherub William Aitken Birmingham 1901

• Material: Sterling silver, 925 fineness

• Decoration: Central cherub, flowers and scrolling foliage

• Style: Rococo revival

• Base: Four ball feet

• Maximum width: 8.75 cm

• Height: 2.5 cm tall

• Weight: 20.0 grams

We professionally package all our items for safety with Free UK Postage and Tracking **

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Quality Antiques and Vintage has dated this Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish to the Victorian era.

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Archive I An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet.

Antique Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish Cherub William Aitken Birmingham 1901

Archive II An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet. View II
Archive III An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet. View III
Archive IV An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet. View IV
Archive V An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet. View V
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An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet.
Antique Sterling Silver Bonbon Dish Cherub William Aitken Birmingham 1901
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An antique oval sterling silver bonbon dish featuring embossed scrollwork, lattice detailing, a central cherub figure, and spherical ball feet.
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  • ObjectDecorative Dishes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEdwardian Rococo Revival
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsCherub motif, Repousse scrollwork, Lattice detailing, Ball feet

This Victorian decorative dish is made from sterling silver with a bright silver finish and belongs to the Edwardian Rococo revival style. The shallow oval vessel stands on four small spherical ball feet and displays a shaped scalloped rim. Elaborate repousse scrollwork, floral motifs, and lattice detailing cover the surface, surrounding a central cherub figure embossed at the base. Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1901 by William Aitken, the small silver item exhibits intricate sculptural ornamentation across its entire upper border and interior. Measuring 8.75 cm in maximum width and 2.5 cm in height, the bonbon dish works well on a sideboard top, in a display cabinet, or on a dressing table for holding sweets, bonbons, or small trinkets. Collectors of English antique silver use such decorative dishes to add traditional period character to domestic surfaces, placing them within living rooms, dining spaces, or bedrooms to display small items.

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A bonbon dish is a small decorative vessel crafted from sterling silver, traditionally designed during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods to present sweetmeats, nuts, or small confectioneries at formal gatherings.

These dishes were worked from solid sterling silver using repousse, embossing, and chasing techniques to create raised motifs such as scrolls, foliage, and figurative cherub detail.

Authentic British silver bears official hallmarks including the lion passant for sterling quality, an assay office stamp such as the Birmingham anchor, a specific date letter, and a registered makers mark.

A small decorative silver dish serves as a refined vessel on a dressing table for fine jewellery, or on a sideboard top as a metallic accent alongside ceramics and glassware.

Gently polish the surface with a soft, lint-free cloth and a specialised silver cleaner, taking care not to aggressively scrub detailed recesses where natural oxidisation highlights the design.
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