Sterling Silver Goat Handle Basket from Rothschild Collection
A large sterling silver open work basket, by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, circa 1913, having ovoid and serpentine form, the ends terminating in goat motif handles, with four inset coins, and beaded edges, raised upon a flared foot, 7.68 in. high, 15.75 in. long, 9.45 in. wide. Provenance: The Rothschild collection, Melbourne
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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