Popularly known as a cake basket, these baskets were probably also used for bread and fruit. They were introduced between 1730 and 1750, and at this time were usually oval in shape. Most cake baskets have a swing handle and pierced body. On important examples, the bottoms are engraved with armorials. Their popularity continued until the third quarter of the 19th century. Although oval shapes continued to be made, there were variations introduced and the designs became more flamboyant.

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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An antique silver cake basket, rasied on pedestal. Diameter 25.…

Antique Silver Cake Basket on Pedestal - 702g

An antique silver cake basket, rasied on pedestal. Diameter 25.5 cm. Height 9 cm; 22 cm. Weight 702g.

Victorian sterling silver cake basket, mark of Charles Thomas…

Victorian Sterling Silver Cake Basket with Coat of Arms

Victorian sterling silver cake basket, mark of Charles Thomas fox & George fox, London, 1854, of oval shape with reticulated sides and swing handle, rim chased with acanthus leaves, inside inscribed 'This cake basket (?) presented to Capt Henry Lawson (?)…

George V silver cake basket having an oval form with pierced…

Mappin & Webb Silver Cake Basket, Sheffield 1919

George V silver cake basket having an oval form with pierced floral sides and beaded edging with four footed base and scrolled folate handles in sterling silver. By Mappin & Webb Sheffield 1919. Weight: 859.9 grams.

Victorian sterling silver cake basket, mark of Roberts & Ha,…

Victorian Sterling Silver Cake Basket with Engraved Decoration

Victorian sterling silver cake basket, mark of Roberts & Ha, Sheffield, 1847ll, of shaped circular form with scrolled rim, engraved and repousse decoration of flowers and scrolls, with swing handle, hallmarked, weight 976 grams height 25 cm diameter 29.5…

George III sterling silver cake basket, mark of Samuel Herbert…

George III Silver Cake Basket, Samuel Herbert & Co, 1767

George III sterling silver cake basket, mark of Samuel Herbert & Co, London, 1767, of oval shape with swing handle, sides pierced with latticework, the interior with engraved coat-of-arms, hallmarked, weight 855 grams width 34 cm. Provenance: Private…

A George III hallmarked sterling silver cake basket, c1809 by…

Georgian Sterling Silver Cake Basket with Palmette Piercing

A George III hallmarked sterling silver cake basket, c1809 by William Abdy, length 38 cm, wt 760grams with reeded swing handle, the navette shaped body with pierced bands of palmettes, separated by a band of embossed fruit, the centre similarly embossed,…

A George III sterling silver swing handled cake basket by Peter…

George III Silver Cake Basket by Bateman Brothers

A George III sterling silver swing handled cake basket by Peter & William Bateman, London, 1802, 15 cm high, 165gms total weight of silver

George V sterling silver cake basket shaped oval with swing…

George V Sterling Silver Oval Cake Basket, Chester 1911

George V sterling silver cake basket shaped oval with swing handle, 8 pierced panels and scroll cast rim, Chester 1911, 471 grams

A German silver reticulated cake basket, circa 1920-30, with…

German Silver Reticulated Cake Basket, 1920-30

A German silver reticulated cake basket, circa 1920-30, with 800 standard and mark for Adolf Mugler (Heilbronn), the circular basket with a flaring rim with pierced foliate reserves, an applied scalloped rim in the form of a vine branch further…

George III sterling silver cake basket mark of John Lambe…

Georgian Silver Cake Basket, London 1769

George III sterling silver cake basket mark of John Lambe (probably), London, 1769 of oval shape with swing handle, sides pierced with foliage and latticework, further embellished with chased flowers, hallmarked

George V hallmarked sterling silver cake basket. Sheffield 1918,…

George V Sterling Silver Cake Basket, Sheffield 1918

George V hallmarked sterling silver cake basket. Sheffield 1918, William Hutton & Sons. Scalloped & beaded rim with pierced decoration on four lion paw feet. Diameter 23 cm, width 378g

Early George II sterling silver cake basket, hallmarked, London,…

Georgian Sterling Silver Cake Basket, London 1736

Early George II sterling silver cake basket, hallmarked, London, 1736, Edward Aldridge, the oval body pierced with a diamond pattern and an applied decorative, foliate reeded-rim; the overhead swing handle is finely-chased, the centre engraved with a…

George III sterling silver cake basket, mark of William Plummer,…

1769 Sterling Silver Cake Basket with Floral Garland Design

George III sterling silver cake basket, mark of William Plummer, London, 1769, the shaped oval basket with swing handle, the gadroon rim embellished with a garland of scrolling flowers, the sides with beaded spiral flutes separating pierced ribbon…

George II Irish sterling silver cake basket, mark of Robert…

George II Irish Sterling Silver Cake Basket

George II Irish sterling silver cake basket, mark of Robert Calderwood, Dublin, c. 1740 of oval shape, sides pierced with foliage and latticework, further embellished with chased wheat sheaves, below a shaped rim heightened with Chinese figures, inside…

A rare George III sterling silver cake basket, 1765 London,…

Georgian Sterling Silver Cake Basket, Elizabeth Aldridge, London 1765

A rare George III sterling silver cake basket, 1765 London, with maker's mark for Elizabeth Aldridge, the oval flaring basket with pierced formal foliate and pierced diaper, decoration typical of the maker, with embossed scroll and floral borders, the…

Edwardian sterling silver cake basket with shaped swing handle…

Edwardian Silver Cake Basket with Pierced Body and Swing Handle

Edwardian sterling silver cake basket with shaped swing handle and pierced body on octagonal inverted trumpet base, hallmarked London, c1907 by goldmsmiths & Silversmiths Co. 1, height 12 cm diameter 25 cm, weight 653g

Fine antique George III hallmarked sterling silver swing…

Georgian Silver Cake Basket with Swing Handle

Fine antique George III hallmarked sterling silver swing handled cake basket, with alternate slat and flower pierced work panels, fluted interior and beaded borders, by William Plummer London 1782 - 1783, 940 grams & 9 cm high (excluding handle) or 36 cm…

George III sterling silver cake basket, mark of William Plummer,…

Georgian Silver Cake Basket, London 1778

George III sterling silver cake basket, mark of William Plummer, London, 1778, the swing handle with beaded border and scroll decoration, the oval basket with pierced sides in bands of picket and stylised tulip and leaf scrolls, on a tapering foot with…

Good George III sterling silver pierced cake basket, with…

George III Sterling Silver Pierced Cake Basket

Good George III sterling silver pierced cake basket, with pierced handle and body, having finely scrolled border & wrythen panels with beaded borders, the centre with period rococo armorial, raised on scroll & floral base with feet, London c1768, maker…

George III sterling silver wing handled cake basket, with slat…

George III Silver Cake Basket by Aldridge & Green

George III sterling silver wing handled cake basket, with slat pierced work banding half fluted interior and beaded edges by Charles Aldridge and Henry green London 1780, 910g and 36 cm long

A George V silver cake basket by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1926,…

George V Silver Cake Basket

A George V silver cake basket by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1926, of pedestal form with chased rim, 30.5 cm wide, 951 grams

A George III silver cake basket by Robert Hennell, London 1782,…

Georgian Silver Cake Basket by Robert Hennell, London 1782

A George III silver cake basket by Robert Hennell, London 1782, of neoclassical design with pierced, engraved and bright cut detailing, engraved with crest to well, 36.5 cm wide, 739 grams

George III sterling silver cake basket neo-classical design,…

Neo-Classical Sterling Silver Cake Basket, London 1788

George III sterling silver cake basket neo-classical design, elliptical shape with swing handle, pierced border and foot, London, 1788, maker Robert Morton

A George III sterling silver rectangular cake basket with…

Georgian Sterling Silver Cake Basket, London 1817

A George III sterling silver rectangular cake basket with gadrooned rim, probably by Thomas Lister, London 1817, 27 x 23 cm, 510 grams

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

Victorian sterling silver circular stemmed cake basket with…

Victorian Sterling Silver Cake Basket with Floral Embellishments

Victorian sterling silver circular stemmed cake basket with leaf cast swing handle, pierced cartouche and scroll decorated rim, embossed floral sprays and engraved central crest, Sheffield, 1857, 34 cm diam

George V sterling silver oblong cake basket with swing handle,…

George V Sterling Silver Cake Basket with Inscription (1912)

George V sterling silver oblong cake basket with swing handle, shell, scroll and gadrooned rim, pierced sides and engraved inscription, on 4 lions paw feet, Sheffield, 1912

George III sterling silver stemmed oval cake basket with…

George III Silver Cake Basket with Swing Handle, 1788

George III sterling silver stemmed oval cake basket with entwined swing handle and pierced body, engraved initials to the centre, London, 1788, maker William Plummer

Victorian sterling silver stemmed cake basket shaped circular…

Victorian Sterling Silver Cake Basket

Victorian sterling silver stemmed cake basket shaped circular form, with pierced decorations and swing handle, floral and rococo scroll rim, London, 1862

An elegant oval Continental silver cake basket, circa 1900,…

German Silver Cake Basket with Honeycomb Design

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…

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 sterling silver cake basket, John Hunt and Robert Roskell,…

1866 London Sterling Silver Cake Basket by Hunt & Roskell

A sterling silver cake basket, John Hunt and Robert Roskell, London, 1866, having a double scroll handle, the central reserve flanked by a lozenge diaper ground, with reeded rim, supported on a spreading oval foot, marked to underside 'Hunt & Roskell,…

A George III sterling silver oval cake basket engraved with a…

George III Silver Cake Basket with Bicheno Crest

A George III sterling silver oval cake basket engraved with a crest by John Hutson, London, 1788, 36 cm wide. The crest is probably that of James Ebenezer Bicheno (1785-1851), author, botanist, farmer, naturalist and Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's…

A George III sterling silver cake basket, Rebecca Emes and…

Georgian Silver Harvest Cake Basket

A George III sterling silver cake basket, Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, 1809 having a reeded loop handle, reeded rim, decorated to the centre with men harvesting with scythes, supported on a spreading ovoid foot 880 Grams, 24 cm high, 31 cm…

Victorian sterling silver gilt stemmed cake basket with swing…

Victorian Gilt Silver Cake Basket with Floral Embossing

Victorian sterling silver gilt stemmed cake basket with swing handle and floral and thistle embossed panels, London 1854

A Victorian sterling silver cake basket, 1876 Sheffield, with…

Victorian Silver Cake Basket with Neoclassical Design

A Victorian sterling silver cake basket, 1876 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Henry Wilkinson, a circular pedestal cake basket with beading to the rims and swing handle, with a reticulated feature to the rim and lightly engraved Greek key fret,…

George V sterling silver cake basket with swing handle, shell…

George V Sterling Silver Cake Basket, Birmingham 1910

George V sterling silver cake basket with swing handle, shell and scroll patterned rim and pierced lattice border on four scroll feet, Birmingham 1910

A sterling silver cake basket together with a pierced cake…

Antique Silver Cake Basket and Slide Set

A sterling silver cake basket together with a pierced cake slide London, circa 1873, Makers mark John Kilpatrick London, circa 1843, Makers mark We 616grms, 152grms total silver weight

A fine Russian silver cake basket, 1890 Moscow, assay mark A.A…

Russian Silver Cake Basket, 1890

A fine Russian silver cake basket, 1890 Moscow, assay mark A.A and maker's mark for possibly Nicholai Ivanov, of waisted bowl form raised upon a spreading foot, with a gilt washed interior, and a knopped swing handle, finely decorated in the pan-slavic…

A sterling silver cake basket, Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater,…

Antique Silver Cake Basket with Inscription

A sterling silver cake basket, Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater, London, circa 1852 inscribed to underside of foot 'To Alice Cowell, From Phillip & Alice Toledo. in Affectionate Remembrance of Nov.R. 9t.Th. 1869.' 1070grs total silver weight, 35 cm diameter

Sterling cake basket, Birmingham 1909

Birmingham 1909 Sterling Cake Basket

Sterling cake basket, Birmingham 1909

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

An Edward VII silver cake basket Birmingham 1909, of oval form…

Edward VII Silver Cake Basket with Pierced Decoration

An Edward VII silver cake basket Birmingham 1909, of oval form with pierced decoration and swing handle. 466 gm, 9.5 cm high, 27.5 cm long, 20 cm wide