A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET

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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
LONDON, 1775, MAKER'S MARK IL, PROBABLY FOR JOHN LAWFORD

Of oval form, the openwork foot with pales and circles above a beaded border and applied with paterae, the everted sides with similar openwork decoration and applied with urns and ram's-heads at intervals joined by chased drapery swags, with beaded rim, the overhead swing handle applied with beading and paterae, marked on side and handle--15in. (38cm.) long
(40 oz.)