DESCRIPTION

THIS LOVELY, QUALITY, OLD SHEFFIELD SILVER PLATED WIREWORK LARGE BASKET WITH SWING HANDLE, MADE AROUND 1790,  IS IN VERY GOOD USED CONDITION.   THERE IS SOME COPPER SHOWING ON THE TWISTED WIRES BUT THE REST OF THE PLATING IS GENERALLY GOOD.    THERE ARE SOME MINOR DARK PIN PRICK SURFACE SPOTS, NOTHING BAD AT ALL.   THERE ARE NO DINGS OR DENTS TO REPORT AND THERE ARE THE NORMAL SIGNS OF CLEANING, POLISHING AND USE.  THE  HANDLE  CAN STAY UPRIGHT.

THERE ARE NO MAKER'S MARKS SHOWING.   I WOULD GUESSTIMATE THAT THIS BASKET WAS MADE AROUND 1790.    IT WOULD ORIGINALLY HAVE BEEN USED AS A CAKE BASKET - BREAD BASKETS WERE MADE WITHOUT HANDLES.

 IT MEASURES 9.3CMS MAX IN HEIGHT EXCLUDING THE HANDLE, 26.5CMS IN LENGTH AND 22.8CMS MAX IN WIDTH.     PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PLATED ITEMS MAY NEED A POLISH ON  ARRIVAL.

PLEASE EXAMINE ALL OF THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY.      THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY SILVER PLATE COLLECTION.  

I  HAVE MANY MORE PLATED ITEMS AVAILABLE IN MY SHOP http://stores.ebay.co.uk/eco-antiques  ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST SUCH AS SILVER, CRYSTAL, CUTLERY, CANTEENS AND CHINA, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS WILL ALWAYS BE GIVEN ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES IF POSSIBLE.    615GMS.   Dave.  /106. 

POSTAL CHARGES AND PACKAGING

Royal Mail is our postal company of choice as we believe that it provides the most professional and reliable service compared with its competitors.    Please note that buying more than one item can, in practically all cases, give significant postal savings and make the P&P better value for money.   

All our items are packaged to a very high standard using polystyrene chips made from re-cycled material and new bubble wrap to protect from damage.  We also  use brand new good quality cardboard boxes.   Our postage charges help towards the cost of these packaging materials.

POSTING 

Our parcels are currently collected by Royal Mail every Tuesday and Friday and we aim to despatch all items where payment has cleared by the night before.  We will use Royal Mail Special Delivery if requested by you at time of purchase, there will be an additional charge.  For overseas buyers please contact us to confirm postage arrangements and charges.  

FEEDBACK

When we receive feedback confirming receipt of an item we will also leave feedback for you. 

If you have ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ITEM, or WITH ANY ASPECT OF THE SERVICE WE HAVE GIVEN, then please CONTACT US prior to leaving feedback so that we can resolve the issue amicably.    IF THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS THEN PLEASE GIVE US 100% IN THE DETAILED SELLER FEEDBACK.

PAYMENT

For UK buyers we would prefer PayPal which is the fastest option, but we will accept personal cheques (remember there will be a delay in the cheque reaching us and in us forwarding the cheque on to our bank, and while the funds then clear through the banking system).  We also accept postal orders and bankers drafts.  For overseas buyers we can only accept PayPal.