Sterling Holloware: Baskets

German 800 silver basket. Made by Friedrich Wilhelm Quist in Esslingen, ca 1910. Round with straight and woven sides, and twisted rim and base. C-scroll stationary handle comprising 3 wire-wrapped strands. Detachable clear glass liner. Marks include maker’s stamp FWQE. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 4 3/4 in. Weight (silver only): 7 troy ounces. #BV100

Regency-style gilt sterling silver centerpiece. Three caryatid bacchantes support an open basket with ivy shoulder. They stand on concave triangle set in same with satyr-head monopodia joined by garlands, and in turn mounted to plain and larger base on volute capital supports. A great “goddess” centerpiece with ethereal barefoot maids in chaste drapery that reflects the English discovery of Greek art in the early 19th century.

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Edwardian sterling silver basket bowl. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1909. Bellied with flat shoulder and gadrooned rim. Three scroll-mounted talon supports. Well circular and solid (vacant). Solid multifoil frames and leaves set in open diaper and scrolled ground Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x D 8 in. Weight: 14 troy ounces. #BU229

George V sterling silver basket bowl. Made by Mappin & Webb in London in 1919. Oval with solid and faceted well. Sides have pierced ornament: Fluid and symmetrical scrolls and foliage. Cabled rim with scrolled bracket handles. Four paw supports with scallop shell mounts. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 11 x D 6 7/8 in. Weight: 18 troy ounces. #BT586

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1914. Round solid bowl with tapering c-scroll swing handle and stepped foot. Rim molded with shallow scalloping. Sides interior have acid-etched pattern with scroll-inset diaper and lunettes in linear frames. Well plain. Fully marked including pattern no. 18794D (first produced in 1914) and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (without handle) 2 7/8 x D 10 1/2 in. H (with handle) 9 in.... Click for details

Large and bountiful turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Mauser in New York. Oval with flared ovoid mouth and c-scroll open swing handle. Open weave sides with vine-form rim fruiting grape bunches applied to sides. Handle same. Hallmarked. Number 692. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 14 1/2 x W 16 x D 11 1/4 in. Weight: 47.5 troy ounces. #BQ699

Edwardian sterling silver basket. Made by Black, Starr & Frost in New York, ca 1910. Solid and round shaped well engraved with interlaced script monogram. Flared sides with pierced diaper ornament. Molded wavy rim with cornucopias. Pierced swing handle with same and oval frame (vacant). Rests on 4 ornamental supports with garland mounts. Hallmark includes no. 10/5665. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (without handle) 4 7/8 x D 14 in. H (with handle) 11 3/4 in. Weight: 46 troy ounces.... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver cake basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round and shallow with dynamic petal rim. Fixed and tapering c-scroll handle with elongated split mounts. The abstract version of the one Grandma had. Solid with nice heft. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23781. Fine condition.

Overall dimensions: H 8 x D 10 in. Weight: 23 troy ounces. #BT809

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1907. Solid well with engraved leaves. Open sides with interlaced scroll-and-leaf pattern heightened with engraving. Rim has molded c-scrolls interspersed with scallop shells. Tapering c-scroll swing handle. Foot solid and spread. Fully marked including pattern no. 17094A (first produced in 1907) and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 7 1/2 x D 8 3/4 in. H (without handle)... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Russian 875 silver basket. Boat-form oval with pointed ends. Sides have engraved flowers, loosely arranged with entwined and shooting stems. Arched swing handle with interlocking tabs at top. Rests on four open and scrolled supports. Butler finish. Marks include kokoshnik (1896-1907). Fine condition.

Overall dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 12 1/4 x D 6 1/2 in. Weight: 16 troy ounces. #BT673

Edwardian Modern sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round solid bowl with tapering c-scroll swing handle and stepped foot. Rim molded with shallow scalloping and pierced and engraved trefoils. Fully marked including director’s letter m and pattern no. 18794A (first produced in 1914). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 9 x D 10 3/8 in. Weight: 24.5 troy ounces. #BT262

Beautiful Russian 875 silver basket with enamel, 1894. Curved sides flowing into short and inset foot. Tapering c-scroll swing handle. Sides stippled with scrolls and flowers between guilloche borders. Bold colors with “jeweled” highlights. Turn-of-the-century fluidity and old-fashioned form. Underside has engraved script monogram. Fully marked including Cyrillic maker’s stamp, assayer’s stamp dated 1894 and Moscow stamp. Excellent condition with strong color.

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