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A GEORGE II SILVER CAKE BASKET

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A GEORGE II SILVER CAKE BASKET
LONDON, 1743, MAKER'S MARK OF ROBERT TYRRILL

Of shaped oval form, the foot and sides pierced with anthemion, scroll and trelliswork decoration, with applied shell and scroll rim, with overhead acanthus scroll swing handle, the center engraved with a coat-of-arms within an asymmetrical foliate scroll and rocaille cartouche, marked under base and handle--13 1/2in. (34.3cm.) long
(57 oz.)

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Tipping, Draycott, Oxfordshire, impaling those of another.