Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Pierced Basket by Richard Morton Sheffield 1778 Mid-Century Modern This plate dates to the

This plate dates to the middle of the 1700s by around 1800 the production of such pottery has ceased

and the last such signatures may have been on the windows of Atkinson Memorial Church in 1924

Total weight 636 Grams

March-April 1954

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Pierced Basket by Richard Morton Sheffield 1778 Mid-Century Modern This plate dates to theA 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