What were vintage fruit baskets used for?

These vessels served dining tables for presenting fresh fruit, bread, cakes or chestnuts during formal meals and gatherings. They functioned as both practical serveware and decorative centrepieces. Over time, many of these metal and ceramic pieces transitioned into purely decorative objects or were displayed empty on sideboards and tables.

How do I identify a Victorian fruit basket?

Victorian examples frequently utilise silver plate over base metal, often displaying Neo-Classical revival motifs, floral repoussé borders or pierced decoration. Swing handles and footed bases are typical characteristics of this era. Maker marks stamped onto the metal base often help confirm the period of manufacture alongside stylistic cues.

What is Old Sheffield Plate?

Old Sheffield Plate is an early composite material made by fusing a layer of silver onto a copper base before rolling it into sheets. This method creates items with a distinctive weight and metallic character. Pieces made this way often show subtle traces of copper where the silver layer has worn thin through decades of polishing.

How should I clean a silver plated basket?

Cleaning requires a soft cloth and a gentle silver polish formulated specifically for plated items to avoid removing the thin silver layer. Gentle handling preserves any delicate repoussé work or applied handles. Harsh abrasive cleaners or immersion dips should be avoided, particularly on older plated surfaces and wirework.

Are all these items made of silver?

The selection includes a wide variety of materials beyond silver and silver plate, such as wood, porcelain, wicker, copper and oil on canvas. Items range from solid sterling silver to earthenware pottery and woven plant fibres. Each material dictates the care required and the visual character the piece brings to a room.

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Vintage fruit baskets bring tactile warmth to a room, ranging from gleaming silver plate to woven wicker.

19th century

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European School Oil on Canvas

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£350

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Fine Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Basket C1800

19th century

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Fine Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Basket C1800

From David Pickett Antiques

£145

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silver

1900 - 1920

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Antique Silver Plated Cake Basket

From Rebecca Sarah Antiques

£245

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silver

19th century

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Finest Quality English Cut Crystal and Silver Plate Dish / Basket C.1880

From Puckerings

£995

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silver

19th century

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Fine 19th Century Silver Plated Basket

From David Pickett Antiques

£125

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Antique English Georgian Blue and White Transfer "River Scene with Fort" Pottery Chestnut Basket ~ J. & R. Clews

19th century

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Antique English Georgian Blue and White Transfer "River Scene with Fort" Pottery Chestnut Basket ~ J. & R. Clews

From Applecross Antiques

£335

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ceramics

19th century

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Good Large 19th Century Silver Plated Bread Basket

From David Pickett Antiques

£125

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silver

1900 - 1920

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Large Early 20th Century Woven Basket

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£295

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French Art Deco Silver Plated Fruit / Bread Basket Bowl or Serving Dish

1920 - 1940

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French Art Deco Silver Plated Fruit / Bread Basket Bowl or Serving Dish

From Flora Fauna Antiques

£135

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silver

1920 - 1940

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French Silver Plated Art Deco Bread Basket / Bowl by Brille, Paris

From Puckerings

£395

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Listings feature items spanning the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, executed in sterling silver, silver plate, wood, porcelain, oil on canvas and copper.

Still Life Study of a Basket of Apples & Grapes - Oil Painting

1940 - 1960

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Still Life Study of a Basket of Apples & Grapes - Oil Painting

From The Collector Antiques

£295

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18th century

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18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Basket

From David Pickett Antiques

£145

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silver

19th century

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19th Century Still Life of Fruits Under a Glass Dome

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£265

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miscellaneous

19th century

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Antique Victorian Silver Plated Fruit Basket 19th Century

From Regent Antiques

£285

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Vintage Fruit Baskets

European School Oil on Canvas

Fine Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Basket C1800

Antique Silver Plated Cake Basket

Finest Quality English Cut Crystal and Silver Plate Dish / Basket C.1880

Fine 19th Century Silver Plated Basket

Antique English Georgian Blue and White Transfer "River Scene with Fort" Pottery Chestnut Basket ~ J. & R. Clews

Good Large 19th Century Silver Plated Bread Basket

Large Early 20th Century Woven Basket

French Art Deco Silver Plated Fruit / Bread Basket Bowl or Serving Dish

French Silver Plated Art Deco Bread Basket / Bowl by Brille, Paris

Still Life Study of a Basket of Apples & Grapes - Oil Painting

18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Basket

19th Century Still Life of Fruits Under a Glass Dome

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Fruit Basket 19th Century

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