MARK OF WILLIAM TOWNSEND, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1760

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A FINE AND RARE GEORGE II IRISH SILVER CAKE BASKET
Mark of William Townsend, Dublin, circa 1760
Shaped solid oval, on four shell feet headed by grapes and wheat sheaves, the border applied with shells and scrolls, the overhead fixed handle with scrolls, the center engraved with a coat-of-arms, the handle engraved with a crest, marked on rim, the base engraved with scratchweight 67=10
14½in. (36.8cm.) long; 66oz. (2056gr.)

Provenance

Arthur J. Pierce Collection

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Hartstronge impaling those of Fitz-Patrick.

The only other known solid Irish cake basket is marked John Hamilton, Dublin, 1736 and was sold Christie's, London, 11 May 1994, lot 220. These rare baskets relate to a solid Irish dish ring by David Bomes in that the form is usually pierced. See Christie's, New York, 23 October 2000, lot 231.

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