A SILVER CAKE BASKET, maker's mark of Mt. Vernon Co., under base stamped REPRODUCTION OF EARLY ENGLISH HALL MARKED LONDON 1779 MAKER WALTER TWEEDIE ORIGINAL PROPERTY OF C JACKSON ESQ., oval with spreading side, on pierced base, the solid ground engraved with rococo style asymmetrical vacant cartouche, the sides pierced with scrolls, the shoulder with paterae and bellflower band, the border and overhead swing handle pierced with oval, with applied beaded rims--14in. (35.5cm.) long, 34.5oz.