Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Pierced Basket by Richard Morton Sheffield 1778 Recently Added circa 1900

circa 1900

and arrayed in a frieze along the top of the Club's library

he was in touch with Paul Klee

each is titled on a label on the Verso

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Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Pierced Basket by Richard Morton Sheffield 1778 Recently Added circa 1900A very fine antique English 18th century sterling silver swing handle cake basket, by Richard Morton, Sheffield, 1778. Richard Morton is regarded as one of the most important silversmiths working is Sheffield, even before the creation of the assay office in 1773. This very attractive and elegant cake basket in the Classical style, having a swing handle with pierced work decoration, the oval basket with remarkable pierced work decoration including