Lot 51
Two Victorian silver bonbon dishes.
Description
Condition Report
Victorian silver bonbon dish of circular form, the raised sides with oblique fluting alternating with pierced scale-work and scrolls, the base florally embossed with central hexagonal vacant cartouche, hallmarked Elkington & Co Ltd Birmingham 1876, maximum diameter measuring 5 3/4 inches (14.5 cm). Together with a Victorian silver bonbon dish of small oval form, hallmarked Phineas Harris Levi London 1894, maximum length measuring 4 inches (10 cm). Gross combined weight 4.2 ozt (132 grams). (2).
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Purchasing information-
The Victorian bonbon dish appears in good condition, there are general scratches, marks and tarnishing. Visible only from the underside there is a 2 cm (approximately) diameter area of solder, possibly to reinforce the central cartouche from a previous engraving removal. The hallmarks are clear and legible. The smaller example appears bright and clean, general light scratches and tarnishing visible and looks to have been recently re-polished. There is a small split visible to the piercing. The hallmarks are clear and legible.
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