A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET

MARK OF MICHAEL PLUMMER, LONDON, 1791

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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
MARK OF MICHAEL PLUMMER, LONDON, 1791
Octagonal and on octagonal foot pierced with pales, with reeded borders, pierced below the rim with alternating bands of scrolling flowers and sheaves of wheat, highlighted with bright-cut engraving, with reeded swing handle, marked on side and handle
14 ½ in. (36 cm.) wide; 30 oz. (934 gr.)
Provenance
Gift of Heathcote Art Foundation, 1986.

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