MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN LAVER, LONDON, THE BASKET 1784, THE STAND 1786
Details
A George III silver basket and stand
maker's mark of Benjamin Laver, London, the basket 1784, the stand 1786
Oval, the stand on four lion's paw and foliage feet and with two reeded loop handles with foliage terminals and raised centre, the detachable basket on similar feet, the body pierced and chased with laurel leaves and with openwork gallery sides, with beaded borders, marked on base of basket and on body of stand
the stand 19in. (50.5cm.) long
76ozs. (2,365gr.)
maker's mark of Benjamin Laver, London, the basket 1784, the stand 1786
Oval, the stand on four lion's paw and foliage feet and with two reeded loop handles with foliage terminals and raised centre, the detachable basket on similar feet, the body pierced and chased with laurel leaves and with openwork gallery sides, with beaded borders, marked on base of basket and on body of stand
the stand 19in. (50.5cm.) long
76ozs. (2,365gr.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, 4 December 1979, lot 131