A late Charles II silvergilt chinoiserie toilet basin
Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £10500
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Description
A late Charles II silvergilt chinoiserie toilet basin, with everted reeded rim and reeded foot, the interior chased with exotic birds and fruiting foliage, centred by a radiating design, engraved cypher within a plumed cartouche, the base scratched '34-5 with ewer', maker's mark RC with a dotted circle, London 1683, 9.25in (23.5cm) diameter, 20oz. See Jackson's Revised, p.137 for the makers mark