VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER AND COBALT BLUE GLASS CONDIMENT BASKET

AN ELEGANT CONDIMENT BASKET OF THE VICTORIAN ERA, FEATURING A STERLING SILVER FRAMEWORK WITH A REMOVABLE COBALT BLUE GLASS LINER. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE REFINED TASTE OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH SILVERWARE DESIGN.

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN:
THE BASKET FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE LATTICE-PATTERN BODY IN STERLING SILVER, CHARACTERISTIC OF VICTORIAN DECORATIVE METALWORK. THE PIERCED GEOMETRIC DESIGN ALLOWS THE BRILLIANT COBALT BLUE GLASS TO BE DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY. A SHAPED SILVER HANDLE WITH DECORATIVE DETAILING ARCHES GRACEFULLY OVER THE RIM, PROVIDING BOTH FUNCTION AND AESTHETIC APPEAL. THE PEDESTAL BASE IS WEIGHTED AND STABLE, FINISHED WITH A SILVER FOOT RING.

MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY: STERLING SILVER (.925 PURITY)
- LINER: COBALT BLUE GLASS, REMOVABLE FOR CLEANING

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 12 CM
- WIDTH: 11 CM
- DEPTH: 9 CM

CONDITION: THE STERLING SILVER RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL UNPOLISHED PATINA, SHOWING NATURAL AGE-RELATED OXIDATION THAT CONFIRMS AUTHENTICITY AND PERIOD USE. THE COBALT BLUE GLASS LINER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. THE SILVER FRAMEWORK SHOWS MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENTLE USE OVER MORE THAN A CENTURY. ALL JOINTS ARE SECURE AND THE HANDLE REMAINS FIRMLY ATTACHED.

PROVENANCE: ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARKS ARE CLEARLY LEGIBLE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THOUGH THE PIECE BEARS HALLMARKS CONSISTENT WITH LATE VICTORIAN ENGLISH MANUFACTURE.

THIS BASKET WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY SERVED CONDIMENTS, PRESERVES, OR SMALL DELICACIES AT THE VICTORIAN TABLE. THE COMBINATION OF PIERCED SILVERWORK AND VIBRANT COBALT GLASS IS BOTH DECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL, MAKING THIS A DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF VICTORIAN DOMESTIC SILVER.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 13cm, Depth: 11cm

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

997489+217

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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