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A GERMAN SILVER BRIDAL BASKET AND THREE ITEMS, the first with blue glass liner, on pierced oval pedestal base, the base and deep oval body pierced with panels and guilloche and with chased tied husk festoons, twice centering vacant ribbon tied oval cartouche, with openwork swing handle--height over handle 11½in. (29.2cm.) high, the second basket, elongated oval, the sides pierced with pales enclosing bellflowers, twice centering ribbon tied cartouche, one with profile medallion, the other engraved with armorials, all divided by chased husk festoons, above with pierced Vitruvian scroll band, with two ram's mask drop ring handles--10½in. (26.6cm.) long, and a pair of inverted pear form casters with conforming motifs--6¼in. (15.8cm.) high, the silver 33.5oz. (4)