{"product_id":"italian-silverplate-wire-basket-scalloped-petal-form-mid-twentieth-century","title":"Italian Silverplate Wire Basket, Scalloped Petal Form, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA scalloped silverplate wire basket from Italy, built like a flower in bloom — eight petals tracing the rim, radiating wires running down to a solid round base. The form is simple, graphic, and quietly Italian: the kind of object that came out of the Milanese design houses in the postwar decades, when Sambonet, Alessi, and their peers were rewriting what serveware could look like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFor bread at dinner. For fruit on a kitchen counter. For lemons by the stove. For nothing in particular on an entry console — the silhouette alone earns the shelf space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFound at an estate sale in Manhattan. Marked \"Italy Silverplate\" on the underside of the base — unsigned by maker, as much Italian production of the era was, sold through department stores and trattorias and never carrying a foundry name. The form is what matters, and the form is good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eExcellent. Silverplate bright and intact across all surfaces. Light scratches on the solid round base (only on the non visible underside) — the patina of an object that has held bread and fruit and lemons for decades, which is exactly what it was made to do. No plate loss, no repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDiameter at rim: 10\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBase diameter: 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48256226361588,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-italian-silverplate-wire-basket-scalloped-petal-form-mid-century-a1b2c3d4.jpg?v=1778960645","url":"https:\/\/atlasandarden.com\/products\/italian-silverplate-wire-basket-scalloped-petal-form-mid-twentieth-century","provider":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}