Sterling Holloware: Baskets

Midcentury Modern sterling silver basket. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Plain rim and fixed c-scroll handle with “stitched” rims. Woven strips. Overflowing gilt-enameled strawberry plants with lush fruit and irregular leaves. Basket marked “© Cartier Hand Made Sterling”. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 3 1/4 x D 2 3/8 in. #BY503

Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Deep and ovoid with reeded and lobed rim. Cast and open fruiting and leafing vine swing handle with central oval cartouche (vacant). Sides open and engraved with same. Well solid. Four leaf-mounted scroll supports. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16202, and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 12 x W 13 x D 8 3/8 in. Weight: 28 troy ounces. #BY224

Large Edwardian sterling silver basket. Made by William Comyns in London in 1906. Ovoid with flared mouth and solid body flowing into spread foot; c-scroll swing handle. Fresh and pretty open ornament: Diaper, leafing scrollwork, flowers, and birds. Detachable silver-plated liner. Fully marked including design no. 478593, which was registered in 1906. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 19 x W 15 x D 10 3/4 in. Weight (without liner) 50.7 troy ounces. #BX759

German 800 silver bowl commemorating Napoleon I and Marie-Louise. Lobed quatrefoil with embossed medallion bust portraits of the couple surmounted an eagle; at bottom a military trophy. Open sides with leaf swag with pendant ribboned medallions (vacant) applied to interior. Beaded rim. Mounted end handles in form of burning torch between gryphons.

The eternal flame such as might have been supposed to burn between Napoleon and his teenage bride, an Austrian archduchess—and grandniece no less... Click for details

Set of 6 Midcentury Modern sterling silver baskets. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Each: Rectangular with woven sides and bottom. Plain and solid rim forming oval mouth and fixed c-scroll handle with “stitched” rims. The small splurge-size version of the classic high-low design. Marked “© Cartier Hand Made Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 2 1/2 x D 2 in. Total weight: 8.8 troy ounces. #BX980

Edwardian Modern Regency sterling silver basket. Made by the Sweetser Co. in New York, ca 1910. Faceted octagonal bowl with straight and tapering sides on spool support mounted to raised and faceted octagonal foot; fixed curvilinear handle. Engraved ornament with fluted and paterae curvilinear borders forming frames of which four vacant and the others inset with garlands, scrollwork, and vases. Handle has pendant flowers and oval frames inset with paterae. Fully marked including maker’s stamp... Click for details

Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau silver basket, ca 1890. Faceted zigzag bowl with convex ends and concave sides, and double bamboo-style swing handle. Sides have applied iris flowers on stippled ground. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 5 x W 8 1/4 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BX787

Pretty Edwardian sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Solid oval well and open weave-style sides with clusters of applied pendant flowers. Ends splayed. Scrolled rim. Tall and fixed c-scroll handle with entwined and split foliate mount. Spread foot. Interlaced script monogram engraved on handle. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16368A (first produced in 1905), order no. 4117, and director’s letter C (1902-7). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 9... Click for details

Pretty Edwardian sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Solid oval well and open weave-style sides with clusters of applied pendant flowers. Ends splayed. Scrolled rim. Tall and fixed c-scroll handle with entwined and split foliate mount. Spread foot. Interlaced script monogram engraved on handle. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16368A (first produced in 1905), order no. 4117, and director’s letter C (1902-7). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 9... Click for details

Fancy Victorian sterling silver basket. Made by Frank W Smith in Gardner, Mass., ca 1890. Solid oval well with lobed sides and wavy shoulder and rim. Well and sides have chased scrolls and diaper, and pierced foliage. Scrolls and foliage applied to rim. Open swing handle with foliage and flowers. Four leaf-mounted splayed scroll supports. Sumptuous and substantial. Interlaced script monogram engraved in well center. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 2159. Excellent... Click for details

Gorgeous turn-of-the-century Martelé-style Art Nouveau 950 silver basket. Made by Black, Starr & Frost in New York. Flared and ovoid mouth and cylindrical body flowing into spread foot on 4 turned-under scroll supports; fixed and shaped c-scroll handle. Ruffled and irregular rims. Chased and applied ornament with flowers and climbing and entwined tendrils overlaid with leaves. Hand-hammered ground. Fully marked with maker’s stamp, no. 7577, and phrases “Exclusive Design”, and “950... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Wide and ovoid waisted mouth, cylindrical body, spread foot, and v-form handle with tooled flowerhead mounts. Overlay in loose and fluid symmetrical pattern with scrolled tendrils. Rim interior same. A beautiful piece in rare colors. Glass is cobalt on exterior and sea green on interior. Pontil mark. Silver marked “Sterling”. Excellent condition with nice subtle shimmer.

Dimensions: H 13 7/8 x W 7... Click for details