Lot 81
Set of three late Victorian silver bonbon dishes, Chester 1898.
Description
Condition Report
Art Nouveau set of three late Victorian silver bonbon dishes of pierced navette form, embossed scrolling whiplash lines, floral scroll, mask handles and raised above four ball feet. Hallmarked Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co (James Charles Jay) Chester 1898. Maximum length measuring 6 inches (15.5 cm), gross weight 6.1 ozt (191 grams).
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Purchasing information-
Each dish is quite tarnished and displays general wear and surface marks and scratches. Some deeper scratches in places and some minor nicks/dints, especially to edges and rims. Some floods of solder visible around the joins of the feet to the bases. On one of the dishes the four ball feet each displays a small triangular hole. Maker's mark on one of the dishes is partly distorted but all other hallmarks are clear and legible.