Northern Irish Decorative Baskets

Antique silver bowl small fruit basket with relief, openwork decorative object hallmarked sterling silver oval bon bon dish bowl intricate cut out ...

English navette form mahogany & riveted brass banded peat bucket with the original mounted brass handle. Early 19th century.

Antique Belleek Irish Porcelain Saucer – Basket Weave Shell Pattern, 5th Mark (c.1955–1965) Delicate Irish craftsmanship in luminous creamy porcelain ...

An impressive George II hand cut full led Irish Crystal Pedestal “Kettle Drum” Bowl of circular outline and unusually large proportions. Made by the Old Waterford Glass Company, County Tipperary in Ireland. Late Eighteenth, early Nineteenth Century. The heavy gauge circular wavy cut rim with a band of richly cut diamond and chevron cut pattern. The lower bowl area with scale cut detailing, raised on a single ring socle stem above a square thick spreading pedestal, underneath with “lemon squeeze” foot detail. Condition: Good untouched condition with no losses, except for one tight short crack, see two images which clearly show this imperfection, wonderful age wear underneath base. Typically unmarked as Georgian pieces were not. *Stunning and rare example of a piece of Irish Georgian History. The asking price reflects the imperfection. Wonderful rare “grey” tint to crystal, so typical of Eighteenth-Century Irish pieces. Diameter: (top rim, an impressive) 9” (23cm). Height: 8.25" (21cm). Depth: (square base) 3.5" (9cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. The history of Irish Hand Cut Crystal goes back to the late 17th century. George Ravenscroft started the tradition in 1676. The glassmaker added lead oxide to the silicates that make up the molten glass. The process achieved a softness that allowed the glass to be blown and carved while remaining hard and clear as it cooled. The first crystal factory in Ireland opened in County Tyrone in 1771. The Creation of Waterford Crystal The Waterford Crystal we know today back in 1783 with George and William Penrose. Their vision was to “create the finest quality crystal for drinking vessels and decorative objects of beauty for the home.” The Penrose brothers sought the expertise of renowned glassmaker John Hill in 1785. Hill that began the process of polishing the glass to give the unique Waterford Crystal shine now known the world over. Hill left Waterford in 1788 after a major disagreement with the Penrose brothers. Waterford cut glass...

This is a beautiful porcelain shell dish or plate hand painted and gilded in pattern 129, made by the Derby factory, in the reign of George 111 in the early 19th century, circa 1810. Shell dishes, named as such for taking the shape of a shell were used in Dessert services. This dish has been exquisitely hand decorated in a French influenced "Chantilly" pattern ( No. 129) consisting of scattered sprigs of cornflowers in pink, blue and green with gilt leaves and with further rich hand gilding around the rim and handle section. The dish has the early Derby...

A fine antique Irish sterling silver footed bowl by William Egan, County Cork, 1911. The bowl having an everted rim above a stepped globular body which i...

A chic and modern two-handled bucket made from an old rubber tire, sewn with heavy-gauge white string and aluminum rivets. Perfect as your wastepaper basket in your bathroom or next ...

American Mid-Century Modern sterling silver basket. Rectangular with straight sides and curved ends. Plain rim and fixed and high c-scroll handle. Woven strips. Marked “Sterling”. We...

A mahogany bucket of octagonal form having two tiers of open fretwork carving with molded rim decorated with brass banding and ribbed rosettes as well as a brass bail handle with fin...

Incredible early 20th century floral wedding basket featuring an etched floral design on the bottom area and a garland scroll sterling silver overlay design on the top part. It is co...

This is an early 19th century porcelain desert dish with a fluted shell shape, made by one of the Staffordshire, English potteries and dating from the George 111rd period, circa 1820. This piece is unmarked to the base but we believe it is very well hand painted and could be by one of the high quality English makers such as Coalport or Davenport. Either way this piece is a beautifully hand decorated piece in a stunning Imari style pattern with carefully hand-gilded highlights. Overall a beautifully painted early English porcelain...

Special antique wooden farm bucket. Wooden bucket pail having heavy hand forged iron banding. Two solid wooden handles specifically for titling the bucke...