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A SWING-HANDLED CAKE BASKET AND A SIMILAR SUGAR BASKET
the former probably by Jonus Auvin, the latter by Hermann Hermannson, both St.Petersburg, 1860 and circa 1820
The cake basket of shaped oval form with heart-shaped lobes to the upper rim, supported on four foliate scroll feet and with plain shaped swing-handle, the sugar basket on shaped oblong gadrooned base, the boat-shaped body partly gadrooned and with similar rim and engraved swing-handle, both with gilt interior - 28cm and 14.5cm long (735gr) (2)
the former probably by Jonus Auvin, the latter by Hermann Hermannson, both St.Petersburg, 1860 and circa 1820
The cake basket of shaped oval form with heart-shaped lobes to the upper rim, supported on four foliate scroll feet and with plain shaped swing-handle, the sugar basket on shaped oblong gadrooned base, the boat-shaped body partly gadrooned and with similar rim and engraved swing-handle, both with gilt interior - 28cm and 14.5cm long (735gr) (2)