LOVELY MERIDEN QUADRUPLE PLATE BASKET!

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OFFERED HERE FOR YOUR BIDDING PLEASURE IS THIS GORGEOUS
MERIDEN SILVERPLATE COMPANY BASKET.
MERIDEN WENT INTO BUSINESS AROUND 1869. IT CHANGED NAMES A COUPLE OF
TIMES AND WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 1938.
THE BASKET WEIGHS 14 OZ., QUITE HEAVY FOR IT'S SIZE.
IT IS HIGHLY DECORATIVE WITH THE 4 BALL FEET AND THE BEADING ON THE EDGING.
THE VINE TWISTING ON THE HANDLE GIVES IT AN ART NOUVEAU
FEEL.
THE BASKET MEASURES 5 1/2 BY 7 1/2 INCHES. IT RISES AT THE SIDE 2 INCHES
AND HAS A TOTAL HEGHT OF 6 INCHES.
WHEN I ACQUIRED THIS PIECE, IT WAS QUITE DARKENED. I HAVE WORKED
ON IT QUITE A BIT BUT LEAVE SOME TO YOU. THERE ARE
SOME STUBORN SPOTS IN THE INSIDE BASE THAT ARE BETTER BUT
DIFFICULT. CERTAINLY THE PIECE WOULD BE WORTH THE RESILVERING. JUST
NOT SURE IF IT IS NECESSARY.
HAPPY BIDDING!