Sterling silver trinket dish in Art Nouveau style, fluted body with thistle design
The little trinket dish, fashioned in sterling silver, has a certain air of cultivated grace about it. With its oblong, fluted body, delicately adorned with thistle flowers and swirling foliage, it might well have graced the dressing table of an aristocrat, offering itself as a resting place for calling cards or forgotten coins. Its Art Nouveau style feels like a quiet, whispered nod to an era of elegance, where even the smallest details were designed to charm the eye.
Made by Denton & Down and fully hallmarked for London, 1970.
83.27 g
10 cm wide
10 cm long
14 cm diagonal corner to corner
Very good vintage condition, one of the corners is slightly bent.
The little trinket dish, fashioned in sterling silver, has a certain air of cultivated grace about it. With its oblong, fluted body, delicately adorned with thistle flowers and swirling foliage, it might well have graced the dressing table of an aristocrat, offering itself as a resting place for calling cards or forgotten coins. Its Art Nouveau style feels like a quiet, whispered nod to an era of elegance, where even the smallest details were designed to charm the eye.
Made by Denton & Down and fully hallmarked for London, 1970.
83.27 g
10 cm wide
10 cm long
14 cm diagonal corner to corner
Very good vintage condition, one of the corners is slightly bent.
The little trinket dish, fashioned in sterling silver, has a certain air of cultivated grace about it. With its oblong, fluted body, delicately adorned with thistle flowers and swirling foliage, it might well have graced the dressing table of an aristocrat, offering itself as a resting place for calling cards or forgotten coins. Its Art Nouveau style feels like a quiet, whispered nod to an era of elegance, where even the smallest details were designed to charm the eye.
Made by Denton & Down and fully hallmarked for London, 1970.
83.27 g
10 cm wide
10 cm long
14 cm diagonal corner to corner
Very good vintage condition, one of the corners is slightly bent.
