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Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
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Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket

19th century
Description

A very pretty Victorian sterling silver sugar basket in an oval boat shaped form with a beaded swing handle. The body has been embossed with flowers and scrolling and has two vacant circular cartouches. Standing on an oval splayed embossed and beaded foot. Very good original condition.

Maker: John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater, London

Date: 1887

Weight: 138g

Physical Dimensions
Height
8.9cm (3.50")
Width
12.7cm (5.00")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
Declaration

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Victorian Sterling Silver Basket to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1201981
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SBA-P72215
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Description
A very pretty Victorian sterling silver sugar basket in an oval boat shaped form with a beaded swing handle. The body has been embossed with flowers and scrolling and has two vacant circular cartouches. Standing on an oval splayed embossed and beaded foot. Very good original condition.

Maker: John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater, London

Date: 1887

Weight: 138g

Height
8.9cm (3.50")
Width
12.7cm (5.00")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
Date of Manufacture

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Victorian Sterling Silver Basket to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1201981
Dealers Internal Ref
SBA-P72215
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2017

Piers rankin antique silver is a premier silver dealer est. Over 35 years. Dealing with trade and private clients. Worldwide shipping.

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Archive I A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base.

Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket

Archive II A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base. View II
Archive III A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base. View III
Archive IV A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base. View IV
Archive V A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base. View V
Archive VI A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base. View VI
Archive VII A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base. View VII
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Piers Rankin Antique Silver

Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Telephone 07850 329370
Location
c/o Tudor House
Sheep Street
Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire
GL54 1AA
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/piersrankinsilver
Verified Since Jan 2017
Items For Sale 148
Items Sold 1,672
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
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Location: c/o Tudor House, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AA, United Kingdom
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A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base.
Pretty Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket
Ref: SA1201981
A boat-shaped sterling silver sugar basket featuring a beaded swing handle, pierced lattice pattern, repousse floral details, and a fluted pedestal base.
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FAQs

A Victorian silver sugar basket is a small decorative vessel, often fitted with a swing handle and featuring pierced or repousse metalwork, crafted to hold sugar cubes or loaves during formal tea service.

These baskets were typically made from solid sterling silver or silver plate, utilizing metalsmithing techniques such as hand-piercing, repousse embossing, chased engraving, and beaded rims mounted on cast pedestal bases.

Authentic British sterling silver items feature official hallmarks, including the lion passant mark for purity, a city assay office mark, a date letter, a monarch duty mark, and an individual makers mark.

An antique silver basket functions as a refined vessel for wrapped confectionery, a trinket dish on a dressing table, or an accent piece within a glass display cabinet.

Silver should be cleaned gently using a soft, non-abrasive silver polishing cloth or specialized cream, rinsed thoroughly in warm water, and stored in a anti-tarnish cloth pouch away from direct humidity.
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