Lot Essay
Similar condiment baskets appear in Sevres porcelain during the 18th century and form part of the celebrated service made by them for Catherine the Great.
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER SPICE BASKETS
MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1793
Each of trefoil form on molded base, with three tied arch handles surmounted by tied bow, each engraved with CINNAMON, CLOVE, White, and Black, PEPPER, marked on sides--3½in.(9cm.) high
(29oz., 904gr.) (4)
MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1793
Each of trefoil form on molded base, with three tied arch handles surmounted by tied bow, each engraved with CINNAMON, CLOVE, White, and Black, PEPPER, marked on sides--3½in.(9cm.) high
(29oz., 904gr.) (4)