Sterling Holloware: Baskets

Edwardian Modern sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tapering and “squashed” ovoid body with flared mouth and spread foot. Reeded and tapering stationary handle. Graduated tubular piercing. Hallmark includes pattern no. 15626 (first produced in 1903) and director’s letter C (1902-7). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 7/8 x W 7 5/8 x D 4 in. Weight: 9 troy ounces. #BT138

Small Edwardian Modern sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tapering and “squashed” ovoid body with flared mouth and spread foot. Reeded and tapering stationary handle. Graduated tubular piercing. Hallmark includes pattern no. 15627 (first produced in 1903) and director’s letter C (1902-7). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 1/4 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BT140

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. Very good condition with strong color.

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George III sterling silver basket. Made by Paul Storr in London in 1812. Rectangular bowl with curved corners. Well plain. Sides have vertical ribbing and gadrooned rim with leaf-mounted shells at corners. Swing handle with leaves and imbricated circles, and central oval laurel wreath engraved with interlaced monogram. Raised and plain rectangular foot with curved corners. Fashionable Neoclassicism by the Regency great. Fully marked. Very good.

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Large Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1907. Bowl has solid center with engraved leaves and tendrils, surrounded by pierced interlaced scroll and leaf pattern heightened with engraving. Rim has molded c-scrolls interspersed with scallop shells. Foot solid and spread. Tapering c-scroll swing handle engraved with same. Fully marked including pattern no. 16976C (first produced in 1907) and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

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Regency Revival sterling silver basket bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1889. Square with solid well and concave corners. Pierced gallery interspersed with vases in rondels and fluid scroll motif. Short inset foot with same corners and decorated with swag and paterae between beeded borders. Fully marked including date symbol and no. 1376. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 5 3/8 x D 5 1/4 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BM351 & BM352

Edwardian sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Solid oval well. Curved sides with pierced diaper sides and wavy rim with applied scrolls, shells, and flowers. Hallmark includes pattern no. 15517 (first produced in 1902) and director’s letter C (1902-7). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 11 5/8 x D 9 1/8 in. Weight: 16.2 troy ounces. #BQ533

Pair of American Edwardian sterling silver basket bowls. Each: Solid oval well with asymmetrical and tapering sides. Pierced colonnade and scrollwork. Cutout oval end handles. Cabled rims. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 7/8 x W 9 7/8 x D 6 in. Total weight: 26.7 troy ounces. #BQ677

American sterling silver basket, ca 1890. Scrolled wire sides applied with oval medallions of kneeling winged cherub taking aim with bow and arrow and surrounded by fruiting grapevine. Medallions alternate with applied leaves. Well oval with open center inset with same archer and radiating pierced ornament and applied with grape bunches. Reeded c-scroll swing handle with bunch and leaf. Rests on 4 ball supports. Hallmarked Sterling 2296. Very good condition.

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Pair of sterling silver baskets. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Each: Boat-form with c-scroll handle terminating in buds. Stamen support set in upturned petals mounted to round stepped foot. Visible hand hammering. Postwar hallmark includes pattern no. 235B. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 5 x D 4 in. Total weight: 12.8 troy ounces. #BH430

George III sterling silver basket. Made by William Plummer in London in 1782. Oval bowl with swing c-scroll handle and oval foot. Beaded rims and handle, and pierced lines and oval frames inset with vases and flowers. Interior has engraved garland. Fashionable Neoclassical design. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 12 x W 14 1/4 x D 10 1/4 in. H (without handle) 3 1/2 in. Weight: 29.8 troy ounces. #BJ346