Lot Essay
A very similar, slightly smaller, example by Georg Adam Rehfuss is illustrated in Alain Gruber Weltliches Silber, page 242, number 378.
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, ATTRIBUTED TO GEORG ADAM REHFUSS, BERN, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Swiss Silver Basket
Apparently unmarked, attributed to Georg Adam Rehfuss, Bern, first quarter 19th century
The oval openwork basket supported on a spreading foot, the base of basketweave motif with a central classical medallion, with an overhead swing handle - 11 7/8in. (30.2cm.) long, 20oz.
See Illustration Back Cover
Apparently unmarked, attributed to Georg Adam Rehfuss, Bern, first quarter 19th century
The oval openwork basket supported on a spreading foot, the base of basketweave motif with a central classical medallion, with an overhead swing handle - 11 7/8in. (30.2cm.) long, 20oz.
See Illustration Back Cover
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