Rare Victorian silver breakfast muffin dish by royal silversmith

Made by the 19th century royal silversmiths Hunt & Roskell, this is an unusual and quite rare antique silver muffin or breakfast dish with a domed silver cover, featuring distinctive strapwork decoration, and a ring handle.

Of course this covered silver dish is perfect for serving any food, but it was the Victorians at the end of the 19th century who introduced the silver muffin dish for serving muffins, bread rolls or other breads, and keeping them warm at the table.

Hunt & Roskell was a renowned jeweller and silversmith on Bond Street in London who for many years held the royal warrant of Queen Victoria. The firm was the successor to the celebrated silversmith Paul Storr who had left to set up his own workshop.