FENTON BROS !! Antique Victorian Silver Plated Pierced Metal Sweetmeats Basket with Swing Handle

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED PIERCED METAL FENTON BROS SWEETMEATS BASKET WITH SWING HANDLE

THIS FABULOUS ANTIQUE ITEM HAS THE DEFINITE POTENTIAL OF BEING AN AWESOME DISPLAY PIECE ON ANY TABLE. MANUFACTURED BY FENTON BROS, SHEFFIELD IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 1900's, THE BASKET HAS AN ELEGANTLY SCALLOPED RIM WITH PIERCED METAL SCROLL PATTERNS ALONG THE SIDES, SPACED NEATLY BY FLUTED PORTIONS INTERSPERSED. A BEAUTIFULLY SCROLLED SWING HANDLE HAS BEEN ATTACHED WHICH CAN BE REMOVED. THIS GORGEOUS BASKET RESTS UPON FOUR BALL FEET

THIS IS STYLE IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH -- "F BROS, L : S 1036"

LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC : SINCE I COULD NOT FIND AN IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR ITEM THE LINKS DISPLAY OTHERS BY FENTON BROS

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CONDITION : THE BASKET HAS SOME AGE RELATED WEAR IN A SMALL AREA IN THE CENTER BUT IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO DENTS, PATINA, RUST OR DAMAGES

SIZE : 18cm HEIGHT WITH HANDLE.....5cm HEIGHT TO RIM.....27.6cm LENGTH.....23cm WIDTH

POSTAGE : Collection Possible.      Postage method is Buyers Choice

                   SAPO R50             

                   This item may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee