VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A GEORGE II SILVER BASKET
MAKER'S MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT & CO., LONDON, 1750
Details
A GEORGE II SILVER BASKET
Maker's mark of Samuel Herbert & Co., London, 1750
Shaped circular on four rocaille feet with applied winged mask heads, the rim applied with shell and foliage, rising from a mermaid, the swing handle with applied foliage, the base engraved with a coat-of-arms within a neoclassical cartouche, marked under base, with scratch weight 52=6
13in. (33.1cm.) diameter; 51oz. 10dwt. (1604gr.)
Maker's mark of Samuel Herbert & Co., London, 1750
Shaped circular on four rocaille feet with applied winged mask heads, the rim applied with shell and foliage, rising from a mermaid, the swing handle with applied foliage, the base engraved with a coat-of-arms within a neoclassical cartouche, marked under base, with scratch weight 52=6
13in. (33.1cm.) diameter; 51oz. 10dwt. (1604gr.)