Lot Essay
The arms are those of Houston impaling another
.jpg?w=1)
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLER, LONDON, 1784
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
Maker's mark of John Wakelin and William Tayler, London, 1784
Realistically formed as a lattice-woven oval basket, with rope-twist handle, the center engraved with armorials, marked under base, also with scratchweight 44=9
12¾in. (32.4cm.) long; 43oz. 10dwt. (1355gr.)
Maker's mark of John Wakelin and William Tayler, London, 1784
Realistically formed as a lattice-woven oval basket, with rope-twist handle, the center engraved with armorials, marked under base, also with scratchweight 44=9
12¾in. (32.4cm.) long; 43oz. 10dwt. (1355gr.)
Provenance
Bulgari, Rome