Lot 66
A late Victorian silver cake or fruit basket with scrolled swing handle, ornately decorated...
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Lot 66
A late Victorian silver cake or fruit basket with scrolled swing handle, ornately decorated...
Lot 66
Lot Description
A late Victorian silver cake or fruit basket with scrolled swing handle, ornately decorated throughout with fruit and foliate motifs surrounding pierced panels, and raised above a conforming shape foot with similar decoration. Hallmarked Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield 1899. Maximum length measures 12 3/8 inches (31.5 cm), weight 17.57 ozt (546.5 grams).
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
The basket appears in fairly good overall condition, displaying some general surface scratches, marks, wear and tarnishing commensurate with the age and use. Some slight dints/nicks. Swing handle appears in good working order although the fixing on one side is a little loose. The hallmarks are clear and legible, maker's mark slightly rubbed.
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