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MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1741
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A George II silver cake basket
Maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie, London, 1741
Shaped oval, on four cast grotesque's mask feet with paterae and floral festoons between, the centre later engraved with coat-of-arms within flat chased and engraved band of shells, scrolls and flowers, the sides pierced and engraved both on the interior and exterior with scrolling flowers and foliage within rocaille band, the reeded border cast and chased at intervals with panels of shells, the ends with cherub's masks, the swing handle rising from scrolls and cherub's heads and cast and chased with rocaille and flowers, marked on base
13in. (33.5cm.) long
50ozs. (1,573gr.)
Maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie, London, 1741
Shaped oval, on four cast grotesque's mask feet with paterae and floral festoons between, the centre later engraved with coat-of-arms within flat chased and engraved band of shells, scrolls and flowers, the sides pierced and engraved both on the interior and exterior with scrolling flowers and foliage within rocaille band, the reeded border cast and chased at intervals with panels of shells, the ends with cherub's masks, the swing handle rising from scrolls and cherub's heads and cast and chased with rocaille and flowers, marked on base
13in. (33.5cm.) long
50ozs. (1,573gr.)