A GEORGE IV SILVER CAKE BASKET

Property from the Collection of CHRISTOPHER HORNE, Toronto, sold by COOPERS & LYBRAND LIMITED as Court-appointed receivers

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A GEORGE IV SILVER CAKE BASKET
MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1824
Scalloped oval, on spreading oval base with molded rims, the reeded swing handle applied with palmettes, the center engraved with a coat-of-arms within a scroll cartouche, marked under base and on handle--14 1/4in. (36.2cm.) long
(50oz., 1560gr.)

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Ricardo impaling those of St. Quintin, as borne David Ricardo of Gatcombe Park, Gloucestershire, born in 1803 who married June 1, 1824 Catherine, fourth daughter of William St. Quintin of Scampston Hall, Yorkshire. He died in 1864.