Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 3 - 2nd November 2023

Lot 2671

A William IV silver swing-handled cake basket,

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

A William IV silver swing-handled cake basket,
by Charles Fox, London 1835,
circular form, pierced foliate scroll and mullet decoration, the border cast with beasts and foliate scroll decoration, pierced swing-handle, engraved with an armorial, on a raised pierced circular and scroll foot, diameter 34cm, approx. weight 59.7oz.

The armorial is that of Hankey quartering Barnard impaling Robartes quartering Harwood.