ANTIQUE Silver Basket w Hinged Handle - European Make - Repousse - AF

Deceased estate item of unknown provenance and material:

• Open basket with repousse sides and ornately decorated hinged handle
• Base has a repousse image attached via pins 
• Zigzag titration mark on base (traditionally used for assaying purposes, with the silver removed tested) and feel in the hand suggests it is sterling silver but there are no hallmarks to confirm this

CONDITION

• The lower left part of the cherub image in the base has been broken off
• Otherwise intact with some scratching, slight bends (the silver side panels are very fine)
• Possibly reworked into the current design, a bit of a mystery object!
• Appears European in style

DIMENSIONS

• 200 grams in weight
• 23 x 16 cm across the broadest points of the oval base, sides are 5.5 cm tall, handle stands 12.5 cm tall.