A George II Silver Basket, William Kidney, London, 1745
No reserve
Auction Closed
October 16, 06:35 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
oval, engraved with arms in rococo cartouche, each end with large masks of ceres, gardening tools, birds, flowers, and dragons in high relief, dolphin head feet and handle terminals, marked on base, scratch weight 84=15
82 oz 15 dwt
2575 g
Length 15 ¼ in.
38.7 cm
Christie's, London, 25 November 1987, lot 204
Sotheby's, New York, 9 April, 2009, lot 280
The arms are those of Cooke quartering Warren with Twysden in pretence for George Cooke (1710-1768) of Harefield Park, Middlesex, and his wife Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Twysden (d. 1712), 4th Baronet. Miss Twysden married Mr Cooke, MP for Middlesex, in 1735.
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