Links of London is best remembered for jewellery, charms and cufflinks, but the original house also produced a wider range of small silver objects and personal accessories.

This compact heart-shaped trinket dish is one of those quieter pieces of Links of London silverware: a shallow sterling silver heart designed for small personal objects such as rings, pins and other pieces of jewellery.

Its appeal lies in its simplicity. There is no engraving, enamel or applied decoration. Instead, the design relies on the softly formed heart outline, shallow profile and highly polished silver surface.

A Small Heart-Shaped Silver Dish

The dish is formed as a gently irregular heart with softly rounded sides and a shallow central depression.

At approximately 62mm × 52mm and only around 4mm deep, it is much smaller than a conventional serving dish. Its scale places it firmly among the small dressing-table and bedside objects intended to hold rings, pins and other personal items.

The compact proportions also give the piece a sculptural quality. When empty, the polished silver surface catches reflections across the gently curved form, while the shallow heart shape remains immediately recognisable.

Dimensions of a Surviving Example

A surviving example documented by Links London measures approximately:

• Length: 62mm
• Width: 52mm
• Depth: 4mm
• Weight: 13g
• Material: Sterling silver

These measurements reinforce the intimate scale of the design. It is a small personal object rather than a larger decorative dish.

Hallmarked Links of London Silver

The surviving example is hallmarked LL, 925 with a date letter for 2014.

The hallmark dates this particular piece rather than establishing when the design itself was first introduced. As with many Links of London objects, a single dated example should not be used to define the full production period without further catalogue or retailer evidence.

Trinket Dish, Pin Dish or Ring Dish?

Small silver dishes of this scale are often described in several different ways, including trinket dish, pin dish and ring dish.

Without a recovered original catalogue title for this exact design, Heart Trinket Dish is the most useful descriptive name because it reflects both the form and the likely range of uses without overstating an original product designation.

Its 62mm × 52mm size makes it particularly well suited to rings, earrings, pins or other small objects kept on a dressing table or bedside table.

Links of London Beyond Jewellery

The heart dish also provides a useful reminder that Links of London extended beyond wearable jewellery.

The house produced a variety of sterling silver gifts and small objects, including trinket pieces, boxes, keepsakes and other personal accessories. This heart-shaped dish sits naturally within that broader tradition of polished silver objects designed for everyday use.

Its heart form also connects it visually with one of the most persistent motifs in Links of London jewellery, where hearts appeared across charms, pendants, bracelets and gift pieces in numerous different scales and constructions.

Surface, Use and Vintage Character

The surviving example documented here has been professionally cleaned and polished but retains faint light marks and fine scratches from years of normal use.

These marks are subtle and difficult to see in photographs, but they remain visible on close inspection. Rather than obscuring the design, they record the fact that this was a functional silver object intended to be handled and used.

That distinction is important when documenting vintage silverware. A polished surface can be restored, but the small traces left by ordinary use remain part of the history of the individual piece.

A Compact Piece of Links of London Silverware

The heart trinket dish is a particularly simple expression of the Links of London approach to silver: recognisable form, polished surface and practical scale.

There is little decoration to date or stylistically anchor the design beyond the hallmark and branding. Instead, its identity comes from the heart shape itself and from the restrained treatment of sterling silver.

The 2014 example documented here provides a useful physical reference for the design through its dimensions, weight and hallmark. Further original catalogue or retailer material may eventually establish its formal product name, reference number, retail price or wider production period.

Until then, it can be documented accurately as a small Links of London Heart Trinket Dish in sterling silver, designed for the smallest personal objects and surviving today as part of the wider story of Links of London silverware.