A George III silver swing-handled cake basket

£2,000 - £2,500

A George III silver swing-handled cake basket, by John Lawford and William Vincent, London 1763, shaped oval wire-work form, mounted with foliate decoration and ears of corn, and with two flies, double scroll handle mounted with ears of corn, the base embossed with ribbon-tied ears of corn, on an oval foot, length 35cm, approx. weight 32oz.