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PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A GERMAN SILVER CAKE BASKET
MAKER'S MARK OF FRIEDRICH WILHELM SCHIELE, BERLIN, CIRCA 1821
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A GERMAN SILVER CAKE BASKET
Maker's mark of Friedrich Wilhelm Schiele, Berlin, circa 1821
Oval, the pierced basket with grapevine border at base, the sides pierced with acanthus, shell and flower straps, the upper border as a scrolling acanthus band with harp-playing and reading puttos, the center of the basket with an applied plaque of Apollo and Marsyas, the pierced swing handle with acanthus rosettes and musical trophies, marked under base
14½in. (36.9cm.) long; 24oz. (758gr.)
Maker's mark of Friedrich Wilhelm Schiele, Berlin, circa 1821
Oval, the pierced basket with grapevine border at base, the sides pierced with acanthus, shell and flower straps, the upper border as a scrolling acanthus band with harp-playing and reading puttos, the center of the basket with an applied plaque of Apollo and Marsyas, the pierced swing handle with acanthus rosettes and musical trophies, marked under base
14½in. (36.9cm.) long; 24oz. (758gr.)