Although we have separate categories for various types of silver baskets according to their catalogue description - bon-bon, bread, cake, fruit, sugar and other unspecified - these baskets were variable in their uses. They were made in a variety of shapes including circular, oval, and rectangular, mostly with a swing handle and sides pierced with geometric or scrolling shapes. Some have four feet while others stand on a rim.

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William IV sterling silver table basket by the Barnard family,…

Barnard Family Sterling Silver Table Basket, 1835

William IV sterling silver table basket by the Barnard family, footed circular shape, with pierced floral and scroll swing handle and similar rim, interior with wide band of acanthus leaves, London 1835, makers, Edward, Edward Junior, John & William…

George IV sterling silver sugar basket, neo-classical footed…

Hester Bateman Sugar Basket, London 1823

George IV sterling silver sugar basket, neo-classical footed boat shape with pierced border and swing handle, London 1823, maker Hester Bateman

A Victorian sterling silver basket, circular shaped embossed…

Victorian Sterling Silver Leaf Basket

A Victorian sterling silver basket, circular shaped embossed with leaves, one handle, raised on scalloped foot. Possibly by Howard & Hawksworth, Sheffield 1839. Diameter 32.5 cm. Weight 1145g.

Two sterling silver sugar bowls and sweetmeat dish, 19th…

19th Century Sterling Silver Sugar Bowls and Sweetmeat Dish

Two sterling silver sugar bowls and sweetmeat dish, 19th century, the first sugar bowl with foliate engraving, cartouche, gilt wash interior on scrolled feet. Maker's marks for James Dixon and Son, Sheffield, circa 1836, the second sugar bowl with…

Georgian sterling silver four feet basket, hallmarked London…

1837 London Hallmarked Sterling Silver Four Feet Basket

Georgian sterling silver four feet basket, hallmarked London 1837 (hole to centre)

A George IV sterling silver rectangular swing handle basket by…

Georgian Silver Swing Handle Basket with Floral Embossing

A George IV sterling silver rectangular swing handle basket by Rebecca & Edward Barnard, London 1823 with bold shell and foliate rim and embossed large lily leaf and flower decoration, 24 cm high, 34 x 28 cm 1160 grams

A Victorian silver swing-handled basket, with cast handle, the…

Victorian Silver Kangaroo Basket

A Victorian silver swing-handled basket, with cast handle, the rectangular body with applied foliate rim, on rectangular foot, the central panel of the handle engraved with a kangaroo after George Stubbs 'kongouro', I.P., Birmingham 1840. Length 33 cm.…

George IV sterling silver oval cake basket with pierced floral…

Floral Sterling Silver Cake Basket, London 1825

George IV sterling silver oval cake basket with pierced floral decorated swing handle and embossed floral, scroll and cartouche panels, London, 1825

An Austro-Hungarian silver cake basket, 1838 Austro-Hungarian,…

Austro-Hungarian Silver Cake Basket, 1838

An Austro-Hungarian silver cake basket, 1838 Austro-Hungarian, with loth mark 13 for.812 fineness, the rectangular basket with sides richly embossed and chased with roses and foliage having ornate handles to the short ends and centred with an applied…

A George IV silver basket, Benjamin Preston, London, 1826 of…

George IV Silver Basket with Elaborate Foliate Motifs

A George IV silver basket, Benjamin Preston, London, 1826 of circular form with pierced swing handle elaborately decorated with foliate motifs, the everted lip profusely embossed with birds, fruit, flowers and foliage interspersed with scrolls to textured…

A George IV sterling silver Sweet meat basket, 1824 London,…

George IV Sweet Meat Basket, 1824 London

A George IV sterling silver Sweet meat basket, 1824 London, with maker's mark for Wc & H Eley, the flared oval basket with a plain bowl, a wide reticulated lattice border with a fine beaded edge and a swing bead patterned handle, raised on a small waisted…

An early Victorian silver swing-handled basket, with applied…

Victorian Silver Swing-Handled Basket

An early Victorian silver swing-handled basket, with applied rim and engraved band of leaf scrolls, on shaped circular foot; Henry Wilkinson & Co, Sheffield 1838. Wt 1115g

A fluted circular William IV sterling silver cake basket…

William IV Silver Cake Basket

A fluted circular William IV sterling silver cake basket maker's mark Robinson, Edkins & Aston / Birmingham /, circa 1839, 30.5 cm diameter, 896grs. Total weight of silver