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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
London, maker's mark of Robert and David Hennell, 1798
On raised oval base pierced with vertical slats, the basket engraved in the centre with a beaded circular panel centred with a monogram and surrounded with engraved foliage, the spreading inside walls engraved with scrolling foliate, waved and pelleted bands below a partly-pierced band of paterae with reeded rim and swing handle - 34cm long (540gr)
London, maker's mark of Robert and David Hennell, 1798
On raised oval base pierced with vertical slats, the basket engraved in the centre with a beaded circular panel centred with a monogram and surrounded with engraved foliage, the spreading inside walls engraved with scrolling foliate, waved and pelleted bands below a partly-pierced band of paterae with reeded rim and swing handle - 34cm long (540gr)