MAKER'S MARK OF EDWARD ALDRIDGE, LONDON, 1747
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A GEORGE II SILVER CAKE BASKET
Maker's mark of Edward Aldridge, London, 1747
Oval, on four stylized shell scrolling feet headed by putti masks, the pierced sides with an applied scroll and flower rim, with two cartouches, the cartouche-clad swing handle with caryatid joins, the center field engraved with a crest, coat-of-arms and motto in a foliate cartouche, marked under base
14½in. (37cm.) long; 59oz. (1836gr.)
Maker's mark of Edward Aldridge, London, 1747
Oval, on four stylized shell scrolling feet headed by putti masks, the pierced sides with an applied scroll and flower rim, with two cartouches, the cartouche-clad swing handle with caryatid joins, the center field engraved with a crest, coat-of-arms and motto in a foliate cartouche, marked under base
14½in. (37cm.) long; 59oz. (1836gr.)