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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Basket with Liner 1898
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Robert Bush Antiques

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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Basket with Liner 1898

19th century
Description

This is a pretty antique Victorian sterling silver basket with swing handle and a blue glass liner measuring 4 1/2" (11.5 cms) x 2 1/4" (5.5 cms) x 2" (5 cms) high to the rim and 4 1/2" (11.5 cms) tall to the handle when it’s up.

It’s hallmarked for Birmingham 1898 with the silversmiths mark for Levi & Salaman and it weighs 77.8 grams / 2.5 troy oz without the liner.

It has lovely decoration, is in excellent condition and there are no inscriptions or monograms.

This basket will come in a gift box with a certificate of authenticity.

Free worldwide fully insured shipping.

Date of Manufacture

Robert Bush Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Sugar Basket to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09575798
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 128 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Date letter y on the rim: 1898.
Maker's punch L&S: Levi & Salaman of Birmingham.
Anchor and lion passant marks: Birmingham sterling silver.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
11.5cm (4.53")
Width
11.5cm (4.53")
Depth
5.5cm (2.17")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1225114
Dealers Internal Reference
9987
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Description
This is a pretty antique Victorian sterling silver basket with swing handle and a blue glass liner measuring 4 1/2" (11.5 cms) x 2 1/4" (5.5 cms) x 2" (5 cms) high to the rim and 4 1/2" (11.5 cms) tall to the handle when it’s up.
fig 1. An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Basket with Liner 1898

It’s hallmarked for Birmingham 1898 with the silversmiths mark for Levi & Salaman and it weighs 77.8 grams / 2.5 troy oz without the liner.

It has lovely decoration, is in excellent condition and there are no inscriptions or monograms.

This basket will come in a gift box with a certificate of authenticity.

Free worldwide fully insured shipping.

Date of Manufacture

Robert Bush Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Sugar Basket to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09575798
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 128 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Date letter y on the rim: 1898.
Maker's punch L&S: Levi & Salaman of Birmingham.
Anchor and lion passant marks: Birmingham sterling silver.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
11.5cm (4.53")
Width
11.5cm (4.53")
Depth
5.5cm (2.17")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1225114
Dealers Internal Ref
9987
Robert Bush Antiques
Robert Bush Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2013

Antique georgian, victorian & edwardian silverware & collectables, antique boxes and caddies and decorative items.

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An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner.
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Archive I An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner.

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Basket with Liner 1898

Archive II An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner. View II
Archive III An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner. View III
Archive IV An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner. View IV
Archive V An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner. View V
Archive VI An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner. View VI
Archive VII An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner. View VII
Archive VIII An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner. View VIII
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Robert Bush Antiques

Robert Bush Antiques
Telephone 07836 236 911
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The Uplands
Loughton
Essex
IG10 1NQ
United Kingdom
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Robert Bush Antiques
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An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner.
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Basket with Liner 1898
Ref: SA1225114
An antique Victorian sterling silver basket with intricate scrollwork piercing, an overhead swing handle, four small feet, and a dark cobalt blue glass liner.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectTableware
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Cobalt Glass
  • ColourSilver, Cobalt Blue
  • MotifsPierced scrollwork, Swing handle, Acanthus leaf engraving, Cobalt glass liner
  • SizeH 11.5 cm (5 in) x W 11.5 cm (5 in) x D 5.5 cm (2 in)

This Victorian sterling silver basket with a cobalt blue glass liner dates to 1898 and originates from Birmingham, bearing the maker's mark for Levi & Salaman. The design incorporates intricate pierced scrollwork, an overhead swing handle, acanthus leaf engraving, and four small scroll feet supporting the body. The combination of reflective sterling silver and the deep blue glass creates a striking visual contrast for the tabletop display. Measuring 11.5 cm high, 11.5 cm wide, and 5.5 cm deep, the piece functions as a decorative accessory for a sideboard top in an English country house interior. The surface remains free of inscriptions or monograms, presenting a clean profile suitable for modern display.

FAQs

An antique silver sugar basket is a small, decorative metal vessel, often featuring openwork or pierced motifs and a fitted glass liner, used historically on dining tables to serve refined sugar or sweetmeats during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

These items were typically constructed from sterling silver or silver plate, utilizing techniques such as casting, piercing, and hand-engraving, paired with a cobalt blue or clear lead glass liner to protect the metal from acid contents.

Authentic British sterling silver pieces from 1898 feature a full set of hallmark stamps, including the lion passant mark for sterling quality, a town assay mark, a date letter representing the year, and a makers mark denoting the silversmith.

Place the piece on a dining table or sideboard as a refined decorative object, or utilise it on a vanity tray to store small items, allowing the contrast of the cobalt glass and reflective silver to accentuate contemporary surface textures.

Separate the glass liner from the silver framework before cleaning; wash the glass gently in warm soapy water, and clean the silver using a soft silver polishing cloth or specialised non-abrasive silver cream to avoid damaging pierced scrollwork.
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