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PROPERTY OF A SOUTHERN LADY
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CAKE BASKETS
MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLER, LONDON, 1786
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CAKE BASKETS
MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLER, LONDON, 1786
Each shaped oval, on an oval base with pierced lozenge pattern, the body pierced with an openwork rocaille border, each field engraved with a coat-of-arms, each marked under base and engraved with scratchweight
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) long; 34 oz. (1065 gr.)
The arms are those of Hase of Great Melton, Norfolk, with those of another on an escutcheon of pretence. (2)
MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLER, LONDON, 1786
Each shaped oval, on an oval base with pierced lozenge pattern, the body pierced with an openwork rocaille border, each field engraved with a coat-of-arms, each marked under base and engraved with scratchweight
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) long; 34 oz. (1065 gr.)
The arms are those of Hase of Great Melton, Norfolk, with those of another on an escutcheon of pretence. (2)
Provenance
Property of the Mary C. Belin Trust; sold Christie's, New York, 17 October 1996, lot 297