MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM SOLOMON, LONDON, 1757
Details
A George II silver cake basket
maker's mark of William Solomon, London, 1757
Shaped-oval and on four scroll feet, the sides pierced and chased with scrolls, foliage, latticework and quatrefoils and with shell, scroll and rosette border, the detachable swing handle pierced with latticework and chased with shells, scrolls and grotesque birds' masks, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms, the handle with a crest, marked on base and handle
14in. (35.5cm.) long
49ozs. (1,522grs.)
maker's mark of William Solomon, London, 1757
Shaped-oval and on four scroll feet, the sides pierced and chased with scrolls, foliage, latticework and quatrefoils and with shell, scroll and rosette border, the detachable swing handle pierced with latticework and chased with shells, scrolls and grotesque birds' masks, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms, the handle with a crest, marked on base and handle
14in. (35.5cm.) long
49ozs. (1,522grs.)
Provenance
Walter Strickland (1729-1761) and thence by descent to Walter Charles Strickland, of Sizergh Castle, (+) Christie's, 2 July 1902, lot 34 (¨92 to Mallett)
J H Solomon, (+) Christie's, 14 February 1951, lot 106 (¨160 to Lumley)
J H Solomon, (+) Christie's, 14 February 1951, lot 106 (¨160 to Lumley)