Antique Collectables - Pretty Bon Bon Dish
This dish is so pretty and, for me, has the added charm in that the handle has been mended by being rivetted together. This method of repair was used before the invention of adhesives and households kept broken items for when travellers (who were skilled at this method of restoration) called. Holes were drilled either side of the break and a brass or iron rivet was cut and pulled into place.
The dish measures 17 cms by 15 cms and is quite elaborately patterned. The flowers are hand painted. Apart from the aforementioned repair there are no chips or cracks etc.
P&P (UK) £4
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