Antique c1885 Hartford Silver Plate Co Gold Wash Motif Basket 10"

Description

Presented is an antique, late 19th century, silver plated basket made by the Hartford Silver Plate Company and retailed by the William Rogers Manufacturing Company. This is a large basket and it can be used as a fruit, serving or centerpiece bowl. The piece is raised on a pedestal base and the handle stands up on its own. The center of the bowl has a gold wash and is engraved with interesting decorations of gnomes flying on the backs of insects. The rim of the bowl is very ornate and designed with flowers and birds.
The underside is marked Hartford Silver Plate Co, quadruple plate and William Rogers Mfg Co.
This piece is in excellent overall condition and the designs are crisp. There is some slight wear to the gold wash.
Diameter: 10 inches.
Height of bowl: 4 inches.
Height of basket with handle raised: 9 1/4 inches.
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