Lot 154
154
A GEORGE II SILVER CAKE BASKET

MARK OF ELIZA GODFREY, LONDON, 1755

Details
A GEORGE II SILVER CAKE BASKET
MARK OF ELIZA GODFREY, LONDON, 1755
Oval, on four scroll feet with mask and foliate joins, the basket with pierced sides, the border applied with openwork cast rim of grapevine and foliage, the swing handle with grapevine joins, the base engraved The Gift of Yer Honble Lady Chedworth 1756, the center engraved with a coat-of-arms in a rococo cartouche, marked on reverse
13½ in. (34.2 cm.) long; 53 oz. (1,654 gr.)
Provenance
With S.J. Shrubsole, New York

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Lot Essay

Martha (1715-1775), daughter and heiress of Sir Philip Parker Long (d. 1740), Lord of Erwarton, was married to John Thynne Low, Lord Chedworth. As the marriage was without issue, the estate devolved upon the Earl of Egmont.

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