Sterling silver basket with swing handle, paneled body with pierced top rim, swag decoration, no makers mark, 20" h to top of handle, 12 1/2" to top of handle hinge, 29.6 TO: . Provenance: This lot comes from the Hopkinson Family Collection, Francis Hopkinson, 1737-1791 was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He designed the first US Flag, Continental paper money, and the first United States coin.