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MARK OF BENJAMIN GODFREY, LONDON, 1746
Details
An english silver George II cake-basket
Mark of Benjamin Godfrey, London, 1746
Oval, on four feet with shells and flowers, the body pierced with scrolls and trelliswork, the centre chased with shells and flowers and engraved with a coat-of-arms, the border pierced and chased with conforming decoration, swing handle with caryatid figures, marked on body
37.8 cm. long
1828 gr.
Mark of Benjamin Godfrey, London, 1746
Oval, on four feet with shells and flowers, the body pierced with scrolls and trelliswork, the centre chased with shells and flowers and engraved with a coat-of-arms, the border pierced and chased with conforming decoration, swing handle with caryatid figures, marked on body
37.8 cm. long
1828 gr.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 26 June 1977, lot 58.
Special notice
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