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MARK OF JOHN LUFF, LONDON, 1744
Details
A George II silver bread-basket
Mark of John Luff, London, 1744
Shaped oval, on four shell and female mask feet, with cast shell and scroll border and openwork sides engraved with shells and leaves, with flat-chased swing handle applied with shells, later engraved with a coat-of-arms within a mask and strapwork cartouche, marked under base, also engraved with scratchweight '72=2'
13½in. (34cm.) long
71oz. (2,219gr.)
Mark of John Luff, London, 1744
Shaped oval, on four shell and female mask feet, with cast shell and scroll border and openwork sides engraved with shells and leaves, with flat-chased swing handle applied with shells, later engraved with a coat-of-arms within a mask and strapwork cartouche, marked under base, also engraved with scratchweight '72=2'
13½in. (34cm.) long
71oz. (2,219gr.)
Provenance
Mrs D.S. Gundry; Christie's, London, 3 July 1968
Literature
Bath, International Art Treasures Exhibition, 1973, p. 25
J.B. Hawkins, The Al Tajir Collection of Silver and Gold, London, 1983, vol. I, p. 52 and 53, illustrated
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 88, p. 123, illustrated
J.B. Hawkins, The Al Tajir Collection of Silver and Gold, London, 1983, vol. I, p. 52 and 53, illustrated
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 88, p. 123, illustrated
Exhibited
Bath, British Antiques Dealer Association Exhibition, 1973, pl. 198
Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1980, no. 7
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 88
Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1980, no. 7
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 88
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