German Silver Cake Basket with Honeycomb Design
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An elegant oval Continental silver cake basket, circa 1900, German, the boat shaped basket with a lobed scrolling rim, with a striking embossed honeycomb design throughout, well finished cut out handles at each end, centred with applied knotted initials to the plain bowl; a German inscription underside dated 1905, silver weight 415g. Height 8.5 cm. Length 30 cm. Width 21.5 cm.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- baskets, silver, period or age - German 17
- baskets, silver, type - cake 43
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silver, country of manufacture
- Continental 498
- German 575
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