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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A George III Irish silver sugar basket, boat shaped, raised on…

George III Irish Silver Sugar Basket with Foliate Engraving

A George III Irish silver sugar basket, boat shaped, raised on a conforming oval foot and a wavy swing handle, engraved with a foliate border between wriggle work, engraved to either side with a shield shaped cartouche. Dublin 1800 by Gustavus Byrne.…

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…

English hallmarked sterling silver George III three piece…

Georgian Sterling Silver Basket Suite with Armorials

English hallmarked sterling silver George III three piece basket suite having an oval body with hand-pierced decoration, beaded egding & armorials. London, 1774, maker Thomas Pitt. Condition good, minor age related wear. Length 33 cm. Weight 716g

English hallmarked sterling silver George III sugar basket…

Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket with Blue Glass Liner

English hallmarked sterling silver George III sugar basket having a pierced foliate body, rope twist swing handle all standing on a pierced beaded pedestal foot, with a blue glass liner. London, 1776, maker William Plummer. Condition good, minor age…

A George III Irish silver swing handle sugar basket, maker,…

George III Irish Silver Sugar Basket and Creamer

A George III Irish silver swing handle sugar basket, maker, Dublin 1801 and a George III creamer, Solomon Hougham, London 1794 the boat shaped basket standing on an oval pedestal, bright-cut engraved border and a bright-cut crest to one side and a…

A sterling silver basket Henry Chawner, London, 1793 oval in…

1793 London Sterling Silver Basket with Bright Cut Decoration

A sterling silver basket Henry Chawner, London, 1793 oval in form, with bright cut decoration, 39 cm wide, 888grs of silver

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…

A George III Silver basket, Thomas Wallis II and Jonathan Hayne,…

Georgian Silver Basket with Pierced Handle and Pedestal Foot

A George III Silver basket, Thomas Wallis II and Jonathan Hayne, London, 1814 of oblong form with chamfered corners and gadroon, scroll and shell borders, a wide pierced swing handle, raised on pedestal foot 1310gms, 34.5 cm wide

A George III swing handle basket with profuse foliate…

George III Swing Handle Basket with Foliate Decorations

A George III swing handle basket with profuse foliate decorations. Hallmarked to underside near rim (amid decorations). Weight: more than 1.2kg

Sterling silver sweetmeat basket by Robert Hennell, London 1793

Hennell's Sweetmeat Basket, London 1793

Sterling silver sweetmeat basket by Robert Hennell, London 1793

An early George III sterling silver sweetmeat basket, 1772…

George III Silver Sweetmeat Basket with Classical Scene Roundels

An early George III sterling silver sweetmeat basket, 1772 London, with maker's mark possibly Ma, the reticulated chalice raised on a pedestal foot, with Adams style swags and cast classical scene roundels, the lower section with a radiating feather…

George III sterling silver sugar basket neoclassical design…

Neoclassical Sterling Silver Sugar Basket with Rams Head Mask Design

George III sterling silver sugar basket neoclassical design with swing handle, pierced body cast with rams head and masks, acanthus supports on pierced and gadrooned stemmed base, London, 1772

A good George III silver large bread basket, oval pedestal form…

George III Silver Bread Basket with Pedestal Foot

A good George III silver large bread basket, oval pedestal form with flared lobed body, flat decorative rectangular pierced rim and gadroon applied border, the tapered swing handle with restrained engraving, the flared pedestal foot with conforming…

An impressive George III silver basket of Adams style, with…

George III Silver Basket with Adams Style and Provenance

An impressive George III silver basket of Adams style, with batwing shaped borders with superb pierced and engraved bright-cut decoration for which the maker was noted, reeded loop handle and rim, London 1790 by Henry Chawner, a maker sought after for his…

Antique Georgian sterling silver sugar basket with Bristol…

Georgian Silver Sugar Basket with Bristol Liner, 1780

Antique Georgian sterling silver sugar basket with Bristol liner, by Charles Chesterman London 1780

A George III silver sugar basket, of boat shape with fine…

Georgian Silver Sugar Basket with Reeded Handle and Pierced Bands

A George III silver sugar basket, of boat shape with fine reeded swing handle and rim with two pierced and engraved bands to top and centre, spreading oval foot with fine reeded decoration and wiggle work engraving, rectangular shaped blank cartouche to…

A Georgian sterling silver bon bon basket with repousse floral…

Georgian Silver Bon Bon Basket with Floral Decoration

A Georgian sterling silver bon bon basket with repousse floral fluted decoration and swing handle on circular foot. Possibly Thomas Freeman. London 1767. Length 15.5 cm

George III hallmarked sterling silver & gilt sweet basket.…

Georgian Silver Sweet Basket with Gilt Interior

George III hallmarked sterling silver & gilt sweet basket. London 1770, maker Edwardian Aldridge. Pierced decoration; swing handle; gilded interior with insignia. Diameter 16 cm. Weight 150g

George III hallmarked sterling silver & gilt Sweets basket.…

George III Silver Sweets Basket with Gilt Interior

George III hallmarked sterling silver & gilt Sweets basket. London 1763, maker Edwardian Aldridge. Pierced decoration; swing handle; gilt interior with insignia (rubbed). Diameter 15 cm. Weight 125g

A George III silver sweetmeat basket, oval shape with everted…

George III Silver Sweetmeat Basket, London 1770

A George III silver sweetmeat basket, oval shape with everted rim, the sides decoratively pierced with scale and flowerhead patterns, the rim with a twisted gadroon and floral border, the swing handle of twin plyed ribbon work. London 1770. Weight 125gms

George III hallmarked sterling silver swing handled basket.…

Georgian Silver Swing Handled Basket with Floral Frieze

George III hallmarked sterling silver swing handled basket. London 1787. Maker Henry Cowper. Pierced floral frieze. Monogrammed. Blue glass liner broken but available. Height 10 cm. Weight 171g (excluding liner)

Georgian sterling silver sugar basket with 'ruby' liner London…

Georgian Silver Sugar Basket with Ruby Liner (1782)

Georgian sterling silver sugar basket with 'ruby' liner London 1782