Antique pierced silver basket

Decorative Art Nouveau style hand-pierced silver basket with raised wirework handle woven into a loose knot at its apex.  Both bowl and flared base are pierced with attractive flower and foliage designs and have applied bell flower pattern borders.

Art Nouveau is ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and 1910 throughout Europe and the United States. Art Nouveau is characterised by its use of a long, sinuous, organic line and was employed often in architecture and the applied arts.