Silver - Day 2 - 18th July 2012

Lot 1385

A fine Edwardian silver-gilt swing-handled cake basket

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3400

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Description

A fine Edwardian silver-gilt swing-handled cake basket, by Charles Stuart Harris and Sons, London 1908, later retailed by Asprey, oval form, pierced foliate scroll decoration, with a heavy cast and pierced border of insects, masks, ears of corn and foliate decoration, caryatid mounted swing-handle, on four mask capped scroll feet, the centre engraved with the arms of Farquhar, length 40.5cm, approx. weight 91oz.