A beautiful late 19th-century Indian Kashmiri silver marked Chinar leaf-shaped sweetmeat or Bon Bon dish. The dish is composed of three recessed compartments, with each compartment decorated with characteristic Kashmiri filigree and leaf scrolling.The detailing is finely hand-cut in tiny precise detailing and is stamped SILVER on the base.
Similar Kashmiri Chinar leaf dishes found are held in foreign, personal collections or priced for sale above R19 700.00.
This late 1890s to early 1900’s silver Chinar leaf dish is a heavy silver dish at 162.70 grams and with a good dimension of 20cm x 18.5cm.
