Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24th January 2018

Lot 852

A George III silver swing-handled cake basket

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800

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Description

A George III silver swing-handled cake basket,

by R and S Hennell, London 1809,

shaped rectangular form, gadroon and shell border, reeded swing-handle, engraved with a crest and monogram, on a raised rounded rectangular foot, length 32cm, approx. weight 32.9oz.

The crest and initial are those of BALFOUR and of BUDD.