Sterling Silver Bowls — traditional and modern styles, including trophy and commemorative cups.
Bowls
This range spans genuinely traditional bowl styles through to pieces that work as a statement piece in a more modern interior — a sideboard bowl and an accent piece for a contemporary room aren’t always the same object. Wedding and anniversary gifts are the most common reason people buy here, though the range also includes a good selection of trophy and commemorative cups if you’re looking for something to give as an award. Every piece is hallmarked, guaranteeing the silver content under UK law.
At a Glance
Traditional sideboard styles through to modern statement pieces
A common wedding and anniversary gift
Includes a dedicated trophy and commemorative cup selection
Wide range to suit most budgets
Style & Maker History
“Bowls” covers several related forms with a shared Georgian-through-Victorian history: rose bowls for displaying cut flowers, sugar bowls, punch bowls, and general presentation bowls. Decoration tends to follow purpose — floral chasing or piercing on a rose bowl, plainer forms with a gilt interior for sugar, where the gilding genuinely protects the silver against sugar’s acidity rather than being purely decorative. Georgian pieces are typically plain, standing on a spreading foot or four ball or shell feet; Victorian examples are often more elaborate, sometimes twin-handled, and occasionally take a naturalistic form entirely — Heath & Middleton were known for sculptural pieces such as a sugar bowl modelled as an open lotus flower. Mappin & Webb and the Barnard family workshop are among the makers whose bowls turn up regularly in the trade.
Buyer's Guide
Worth deciding upfront whether you want something traditional for a sideboard or a more modern statement piece, since the range genuinely spans both rather than sitting in one style. If the bowl is for an award rather than a gift, our trophy and commemorative cup selection is worth a specific look rather than browsing the wider range.
A few things to know
Any item which is guaranteed to be over 100 years old.
Sterling Silver is guaranteed by the UK Hallmarking Act. Each piece is independently verified and assayed for the purity of silver content.
Yes, all of the items shown on our website are available to view at our showroom in The London Silver Vaults.
Looking after your silverware is a simple process. We have put together a guide at https://johnsurtees.co.uk/knowledge/how-to-clean-silver-care-guide/