A George III silver swing-handled basket

A George III silver swing-handled basket,

by William Plummer, London 1766,

oval form, pierced mullet and foliate scroll decoration, scroll border, engraved with a crest, on a pierced foot, length 16.3cm, approx. weight 4.9oz.

The crest is that used by Berring, Bird, Coleman, Fox, Foxall, Hallington, Hallowtown, Hodges, Holway, Purkis, Walker, Wootton and other families.