Silver & Objects of Vertu - 23rd October 2024
Lot 905
A George II silver swing-handled basket,
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A George II silver swing-handled basket,
by William Cripps, London 1746,
oval form, pierced with mullets and scroll decoration, with a pierced and chased border of trailing vines, ears of corn and scroll decoration, chased scroll swing-handle, on four shell and vine capped claw and ball feet, the centre engraved with an armorial shield within foliate scroll mantling, length 35cm, approx. weight 49.5oz.
The armorial is that of Clarke impaling Cooper and Newton.