Lot 181
  • 181

A Regency Silver Cake Basket, Paul Storr, London, 1818

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on base and handle
  • length 14 1/2 in.
  • 36.8cm
of partly fluted oval form with gadroon rim, the center engraved with arms, the fluted swing handle applied with acanthus at terminals and centered by a crested laurel medallion,

Provenance

The arms are those of Lyell of Kinnordy, Scotland, impaling another.

Christie's, New York, 19 October 2001, lot 225

Condition

center with later arms, good condition
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