Sterling silver menu holder featuring a cherub figure, Continental

This sterling silver menu holder dates to around 1900 and features a cherub or putti figure in an ornate Rococo-style design. The piece combines the popular Victorian fascination with classical motifs and the elaborate decorative elements characteristic of Continental European silverwork from this period. Sterling silver menu holders were fashionable table accessories during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras when formal dining was at its height. These decorative items were used to display menu cards at elaborate dinner parties and are highly valued by collectors of antique silver, particularly those interested in Victorian and Edwardian dining customs and decorative arts. The cherub motif adds particular appeal to collectors who specialize in figural silver pieces.