An ornate, pierced metal, rounded structure at the top of a bracket clock case, common especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries; frequently (and in earliest use) attributive.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Frederick Britten (1843–1913).
Definition of basket top in US English:
basket top
noun
An ornate, pierced metal, rounded structure at the top of a bracket clock case, common especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries; frequently (and in earliest use) attributive.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Frederick Britten (1843–1913).