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RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket

RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket

$ 46.99

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: Rogers Smith & Co
  • Composition: Silverplate
  • Type: Basket
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Style: Victorian
  • Condition: The basket is in excellent condition with only a few scratches to the inside of the basket (see pictures). The scratches do not deflect from its value or beauty. No dents, discoloring or wear marks. Brilliant shine.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Pattern: Greek key motif

    Description

    RARE Antique Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Conn 4554 Bridal Silver Plated Basket
    Beautiful, Rare Rogers Smith & Co New Haven Connecticut Bridal Basket.
    These baskets were only manufactured between 1862 and 1877. [The company was not in New Haven after 1877.]
    It has an oval shape measuring 12-1/8 inches long x 9-3/8 inches wide x 9-1/2 inches with handle extended. A beaded edge trims the basket, the bottom edge of pedestal, and the swing handle. The basket includes a Greek key motif.
    This is a great piece to add to your collection! If for a wedding, it is perfect for the flower girl or the bride. It is a rare piece of history that is hard to find. If you research in the 1800's woman didn't carry bouquets they carried bridal basket with flowers in it. (See more on the history of Bridal Baskets, below.)
    Afterwards, it can continue to be a cherished piece and used for numerous purposes including displaying breads or pastries, flowers, or as a lovely focal point for a table.
    The basket is marked Rogers Smith & Company New Haven Conn. 4554
    Highlights-
    Length: 12-1/8 inches
    Width: 9-3/8 inches
    Height (without handle extended) 4 inches
    Height (with handle extended): 9-1/2 inches
    Style: Oval with Grecian motif and beaded trim
    Brillant Shine.
    Condition- Excellent condition. No dents or discoloring. Some surface scratches on the top center of the basket as with any item of this vintage. See photos.
    The History of Bride’s Baskets
    Silver has long been used to mark special events, and silver baskets, now called bride’s baskets, became extremely popular in the 1880s as a luxury gift for a bride on her wedding day. An elegant expression of beauty, love, and graciousness, silver baskets made of coin silver and sterling silver were used in weddings in the early 19th century by flower girls to scatter flower petals down the church aisle—or in the case of extremely well-off bridal couples, costly orange blossoms.
    By the mid 1800s, wealthy brides used silver baskets during their wedding ceremony, and it was also customary to place the basket on the main table during the reception luncheon or dinner to showcase the bridal bouquet. After the wedding, the basket was used to present cake, sweets, or fruit while entertaining and prominently displayed it as a centerpiece on their sideboard for elaborate dinners for friends and friends.