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Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket
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Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket

19th century
Description

A most elegant Henry Chawner Georgian sterling silver sugar basket with oval body, reeded border and reeded swing handle. The body has a band of floral motif bright cut engraving and two beautiful wreath style engraved vacant cartouche. Supported by an oval reeded pedestal base. Very good original condition and without any inscriptions.

Maker: Henry Chawner, London.

Date: 1795

Weight: 6.95 Troy Oz

Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
16.5cm (6.50")
Depth
10.2cm (4.02")
Declaration

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Georgian Silver Sugar Basket to the 1800s.

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SBA-P74221
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A most elegant Henry Chawner Georgian sterling silver sugar basket with oval body, reeded border and reeded swing handle.
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The body has a band of floral motif bright cut engraving and two beautiful wreath style engraved vacant cartouche.
Piers Rankin Antique Silver

Supported by an oval reeded pedestal base. Very good original condition and without any inscriptions.

Maker: Henry Chawner, London.

Date: 1795

Weight: 6.95 Troy Oz

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
16.5cm (6.50")
Depth
10.2cm (4.02")
Date of Manufacture

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Georgian Silver Sugar Basket to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1218639
Dealers Internal Ref
SBA-P74221
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 Georgian sterling silver sugar basket featuring a hinged swing handle, engraved drapery festoons, and a oval pedestal base.

Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket

Archive II A boat-shaped Georgian sterling silver sugar basket featuring a hinged swing handle, engraved drapery festoons, and a oval pedestal base. View II
Archive III A boat-shaped Georgian sterling silver sugar basket featuring a hinged swing handle, engraved drapery festoons, and a oval pedestal base. View III
Archive IV A boat-shaped Georgian sterling silver sugar basket featuring a hinged swing handle, engraved drapery festoons, and a oval pedestal base. View IV
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Archive VI A boat-shaped Georgian sterling silver sugar basket featuring a hinged swing handle, engraved drapery festoons, and a oval pedestal base. View VI
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A boat-shaped Georgian sterling silver sugar basket featuring a hinged swing handle, engraved drapery festoons, and a oval pedestal base.
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar Basket
Ref: SA1218639
A boat-shaped Georgian sterling silver sugar basket featuring a hinged swing handle, engraved drapery festoons, and a oval pedestal base.
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  • ObjectSugar Baskets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsSwing handle, Navette shape, Bright-cut engraving, Pedestal base
  • SizeH 12 cm (5 in) x W 16.5 cm (6 in) x D 10.2 cm (4 in)

This Georgian sterling silver sugar basket originates from 1800 and exemplifies the grand Regency style in a gleaming silver colour. The navette-shaped vessel rests upon an oval pedestal base and incorporates a vertical reeded swing handle attached via small visible hinge pins. The polished exterior shows intricate bright-cut engraving featuring hanging drapery festoons around the rim, a central floral motif band, and two wreath-style engraved vacant cartouche, while the circular foot displays a matching engraved border. The item measures 12 cm high, 16.5 cm wide, and 10.2 cm deep. Placed on a sideboard top, this piece functions well for contemporary home display or as a traditional receptacle for sugar cubes during dining occasions.

FAQs

A Georgian silver sugar basket is an eighteenth-century tabletop vessel, traditionally crafted in sterling silver to hold sugar loaf pieces or cubes during tea services. Many examples feature a boat-shaped body, a reeded swing handle, and a raised pedestal base.

Silversmiths constructed these pieces by hand-hammering sheet sterling silver into shape, soldering a pedestal foot to the base, and attaching a moveable swing handle. Surface decoration was typically applied using bright-cut engraving techniques popular in the late Georgian period.

Authentic Georgian silver carries a complete set of British hallmarks, including the makers mark, the lion passant for sterling purity, a city assay mark, a date letter, and the sovereigns duty mark. The weight, hand-engraved motifs, and natural wear patterns near solder joints also indicate age.

A silver sugar basket functions well as a decorative focal point on a dining table centre, sideboard, or drinks trolley. It can be displayed empty to showcase its internal metalwork or repurposed to hold small decorative items.

Clean sterling silver using a gentle silver polish applied with a soft cotton cloth, moving in straight lines rather than circular motions. Avoid harsh chemicals or abrasive sponges, and store the silver in a dry location inside a cloth bag to prevent rapid oxidisation.
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