Antique MIDDLETOWN SILVER PLATE CO. quadruple silverplate claw foot sugar basket with a ruby red (cranberry) glass bowl liner.
Four ornate detailed claw feet which extend into ornate scroll and leaf detail on the frame of this sugar basket. The swing handle has a flower motif along its length. The silverplate is in extremely good condition, with only small wear marks to the inside of the sugar basket frame. No silverplate loss noted on this sugar basket.
The silver of the lid is polished to a mirror finish with only two tiny spots of silverplate wear noted along the top.
The ruby red or cranberry glass insert is in extremely good condition with only a tiny chip on the outside edge which can be felt, and a tiny nick on the inside. There are no cracks or other damage, and the ruby flashing is beautiful.
An exact replica of this antique silver sugar basket, manufactured by Hall, Elton & Co. of Wallingford, in triple silverplate and numbered 8 is found on page 279 of the authoritative book, American Silverplate by Dorothy Rainwater, as shown in the photograph above.
You can read more about the history of Middletown Plate Co. here. This claw foot sugar basket measures 6.5" high, 4.5" in diameter and weighs 1 pound 8 ounces. The touchmark on the base reads: "MIDDLETOWN PLATE CO.", "MIDDLETOWN, CONN", with Middletown Silver Plate logo of the scales with a cross, "QUADRUPLE PLATE", HARD WHITE METAL and the pattern number "8".
A1181 - Antique Middletown Silver Quadruple Silverplate Claw Foot Sugar Basket Cranberry Ruby Red Glass #8
$350.00
