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5820. Large Antique Continental Silver Basket
A useful size antique silver basket with carrying handle and lovely cut crystal liner. Suitable for flowers, fruit and bread. Weight 793 grams, 25.5 troy ounces. Height 26.5 cms. Length 26 cms. Width 25 cms. Austro Hungarian silver marks to the edge of the handle. Circa 1920.
Price £965 - click on photo for more images
5344. Georgian Silver Basket by Paul Storr
An excellent quality antique sterling silver swing handle basket by the important Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Large size. Rectangular shape with shell and gadroon borders and having a half fluted body with central crest. Weight 1200 grams, 38.5 troy ounces. Height 25 cms. Length 33 cms. Width 27 cms. London 1815.
Price £4,450 - click on photo for more images
5144. Antique Silver Wheelbarrow
An unusual antique novelty silver serving basket in the form of a wheelbarrow with revolving front wheel. Pretty pierced silver and good weight - 486 grams, 15.6 troy ounces. Basket length 19 cms, width 13.5 cms. Total height 13 cms, spread 29 cms. Marked with German silver marks, crown and 800. Circa 1900.
Price £SOLD
4914. Victorian Silver Swing Handle Basket
An elegant antique sterling silver basket with scalloped rope border. Pretty engraving to the centre. Weight 898 grams, 28.8 troy ounces. Height 25 cms. Length 30 cms. Depth 23.5 cms. London 1894. Maker Mappin and Webb.
Price £975 - click on photo for more images
4647. Large Georgian Silver Basket
A fine antique sterling silver swing handle basket of good size and having cast borders and pierced decoration. There is a crest engraved to the centre. Weight 1 kilo, 33 troy ounces. Length 36.5 cms. Width 32 cms. Height 28 cms. London 1772. By Charles Aldridge and Henry Green.
Price £3,750 - click on photo for more images
4314. Georgian Silver Basket
An elegant antique sterling silver basket with swing handle. Excellent quality chased decoration. Weight 23.5 troy ounces. Height 29 cms. Length 36 cms. Width 25 cms. London 1789. By William Plummer.
Price £1,465 - click on photo for more images
4208. Large Georgian Silver Basket by Hester Bateman
A fine antique sterling silver swing handle basket with pierced silver borders and pretty bright cut decoration. There is a large crest of a lion engraved to the centre. Weight 22 troy ounces. Length 35 cms. Width 25 cms. Height 28 cms. London 1785. By Hester Bateman.
Price £3,850 - click on photo for more images
3827. Antique Irish Silver Swing Handle Basket.An excellent quality Georgian sterling silver basket of good weight having an oval shape with decorative pierced work and shaped gadroon border. Length 37.5 cms, width 29 cms, height 9.5/27 cms. The chainwork handle with maker’s mark and Hibernia. Marked underneath with crowned harp, Hibernia and maker’s mark and inscribed with “Dublin 1772” and scratch weight “41.17” troy ounces. Probably by Charles Mullin.
Price £3,850 - click on photo for more images
5776. Georgian Swing Handle Basket in Old Sheffield Plate
A handsome antique roll basket or fruit basket in Old Sheffield plate. Lovely plain styling with wirework body and shell and gadroon border. Length 31 cms. Width 21.5 cms. Height 10.5 cms (26 cms to top of handle). Circa 1820.
Price £295 - click on photo for more images
5418. Victorian Silver Plated Basket
A good quality antique silver plated basket with cast border amd pretty piercing to the body. Height 23 cms (to top of handle). Diameter 26 cms. Circa 1860. Silver plated.
Price £195 SOLD
5417. Victorian Silver Plated Basket
A good quality antique silver plated swing handle SOLDbasket with pedestal base. Pretty cast and pierced border and embossed centre with flowers and leaves. Height 27 cms (to top of handle). Diameter 31.5 cms. Circa 1850.
Price £225 - click on photo for more images
3711. Georgian Old Sheffield Plate Basket.
An antique swing handle basket of good proportions having a simple elegant form. Height 28 cms (to top of handle), length 35.5 cms, width 24 cms. Circa 1800.
Price £295 SOLD
5894. Set of 4 Silver George I Sweetmeat Dishes
A heavy quality set of small antique sterling silver dishes, possibly strawberry dishes, with cast borders and engraved crest to the centre. Very attractive decoration of flowers, fruit and foliage. English hallmarks to the underneath for London 1734. Maker Edward Vincent.
Price £3,350 - click on photo for more images
5804. Art Deco Style Silver Dish
A 1960s hexagonal sterling silver dish with ivory handles and stylish geometric decoration. Weight 89 grams, 2.8 troy ounces. Length 19 cms. Width 10.5 cms. height 2.75 cms. Sheffield 1963. Maker Edward Viner.
Price £375 - click on photo for more images
5723. Commonwealth Period Silver Gilt Sweetmeat Dish
A rare and very beautiful 17th century sterling silver dish with original gilt finish. With leaf side handles and decorated with plants and flowers. The centre is engraved with prick dots and initials M over I*R. Weight 186 grams, 6 troy ounces. Width across handles 22 cm. English silver hallmarks stamped around the edge for London 1655. Makers mark "M" over a star (Jacksons P.121).
Price £6,850 - click on photo for more images
5681. Pair of Victorian Silver Bowls
A pair of antique sterling silver dishes of boat shape with unusual chased shell and flower decoration. To one side there is a double griffin armorial. Weight 918 grams, 29.5 troy ounces. Length 21.5 cms. Width 14 cms. Height 14.5 cms. Sheffield 1897. Maker James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield.
Price £1,450 SOLD
5569. Pair of Georgian Silver Strawberry Dishes
A charming pair of antique sterling silver serving dishes having scalloped border with beaded edge. The centre armorial engravings are excellent. Weight 1061 grams, 34.1 troy ounces. Diameter 26.5 cms. London 1784. Maker Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp.
Price £5,850 - click on photo for more images
5476. Antique Continental Silver Basket Dish
A pretty German silver antique silver basket with cast border and pierced work body. Ovel shape. Weight 666 grams, 21.4 troy ounces. Length 32 cms. Width 26 cms. Height 10 cms. German silver stamps underneath – crown and moon, silver fineness 800. Circa 1920.
Price £850 - click on photo for more images
5403. Pair of Georgian Silver Strawberry Dishes
A delightful pair of antique sterling silver serving dishes with centre engraving and scalloped border. Weight 697 grams, 22.4 troy ounces. Diameter 22 cms. height 3.5 cms. London 1767. Maker Francis Butty and Nicholas Dumee.
Price £7,450 - click on photo for more images
5359. Victorian Silver Bread Dish
An antique sterling silver roll dish. Boat shape with pretty pierced silver trellis work with engraving. Weight 308 grams, 9.9 troy ounces. Length 33.5 cms. Width 16 cms. London 1895. Maker Henry Atkins.
Price £435 - click on photo for more images
Silver Tazzas Silver Compotes link to silver centrepieces, epergnes, vases
5808. Victorian Silver Plate Centrepiece Bowl
A good quality antique silver plated stand with swags and goats mask decoration. Height 21 cms. Diameter 25 cms. Circa 1880.
Price £SOLD
5631. Art Deco Silver Plated Tazza by Mappin and Webb
A stylish 1930s silver plated dish by the acclaimed designer Keith Murray who developed an award winning range of art deco silverware for Mappin and Webb. Height 15.5 cms. Diameter 23 cms. Circa 1930. Stamped below with Mappin and Webb silver plate stamps.
Price £195
5131. Pair of Antique Cherub Compotes
A magnificent lot. A pair of fine quality antique gilt ormolu bronze cherubs mounted with cut crystal dishes. Absolutely charming, these period figures have a good weight and presence. Height 42 cms. Diameter of glass dish 30 cms. Circa 1840.
Price £2,450 - click on photo for more images
4994. Antique Silver Tazza
A antique sterling silver tazza with pretty swags of flowers. Original engraved glass. Weight of silver 421 grams, 13.5 troy ounces. Height 16 cms. Base measures 12 cms square. London 1902. Maker Horace Woodward & Co Ltd.
Price £SOLD
5264. Victorian Silver Bonbon Basket
A pretty antique sterling silver sugar basket with pierced silver and swing handle. Weight 189 grams, 6 troy ounces. Height 9.25/15.25 cms. Diameter 11 cms. London 1872. Maker Daniel & Charles Houle.
Price £345 - click on photo for more images
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