Victorian sterling silver heart-shaped bonbon dish with bows

Victorian sterling silver openwork bonbon basket. Heart-shaped pierced body that is raised on three ball feet and trimmed with a serpentine edge. Embossed all over with scrolls, bows and flowerheads in typical Art Nouveau style of the period.

Beautiful little trinket dish that would be a great vide poche on a dressing table, or perhaps be used as a snack bowl to serve sweets at teatime.

Made by Deakin & Francis and fully hallmarked for Birmingham, 1897.

19.21 g
1.5 x 9 x 7.5 cm

Excellent antique condition. The outline of one foot is visible in the centre; few tiny dings along the edge of the border.