MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1790
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A GEORGE III SILVER DESSERT-BASKET AND STAND
Maker's mark of John Wakelin and William Taylor, London, 1790
The pierced and fluted oval stand resting on four bud feet and with Vitruvian scroll rim, with two medallions engraved with coat-of-arms, the detachable oval basket similarly pierced and fluted, also applied with similarly engraved medallions, the centre pierced with stylised palms, with two ram's heads and drop-ring handles, marked on base and stand
length of stand 29.2 cm. (15 3/8 in.)
2,750 gr. (88 oz.)
Maker's mark of John Wakelin and William Taylor, London, 1790
The pierced and fluted oval stand resting on four bud feet and with Vitruvian scroll rim, with two medallions engraved with coat-of-arms, the detachable oval basket similarly pierced and fluted, also applied with similarly engraved medallions, the centre pierced with stylised palms, with two ram's heads and drop-ring handles, marked on base and stand
length of stand 29.2 cm. (15 3/8 in.)
2,750 gr. (88 oz.)
Provenance
Baroness Eugène de Rothschild
Engraved