Beautiful Victorian silver-plated centrepiece fruit basket with a twisted swing handle. Oval bowl is raised on a pedestal foot and trimmed with a corded rope beaded border. The body is bright-cut with ornate trefoil garlands and flowerheads in a Neoclassical design.
Wonderful statement piece for any dinner table or living room.
Made by John Sherwood & Sons, Birmingham, England, c. 1870s
716 g
23 cm tall to handle
7 cm tall to rim
31 x 23 cm
Very good antique condition. Wear to silvering appropriate to age and use; the rim of the foot is a bit uneven in one spot.
Beautiful Victorian silver-plated centrepiece fruit basket with a twisted swing handle. Oval bowl is raised on a pedestal foot and trimmed with a corded rope beaded border. The body is bright-cut with ornate trefoil garlands and flowerheads in a Neoclassical design.
Wonderful statement piece for any dinner table or living room.
Made by John Sherwood & Sons, Birmingham, England, c. 1870s
716 g
23 cm tall to handle
7 cm tall to rim
31 x 23 cm
Very good antique condition. Wear to silvering appropriate to age and use; the rim of the foot is a bit uneven in one spot.
