Reed & Barton silverplate cake basket circa 1880 cat finial on hinged handle atop round shollow bowl adorned with mask medallion supported on bracket quatrefoil stem with ram's head and bird designs on round footed base; underside marked: Reed & Barton, London, Pat'd Aug. 8, 1871, no. 2548. H15" Dia.10 1/2"

Literature: Helliwell, Stephen J. UNDERSTANDING ANTIQUE SILVER PLATE. Woodbridge: Antique Collector's Club, 1996. pp.165