Continental Silver and Cut Glass Basket

Description:

Continental Silver and Cut Glass Basket, probably Austro-Hungarian, mid-19th century, navette shape, the molded rim above openwork bands with festoons of grape bunches amid portrait busts, and silver filigree florals, the stem with applied acanthus leaves, on an oval molded foot with embossed acanthus band, with swing handle with filigree scrolls, with a clear cut glass insert, approx. 9 troy oz., ht. to handle 9 in.
Estimate $800-1,200