Lot 187
  • 187

A Regency Silver-gilt Basket, Benjamin & James Smith, London, 1811

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • marked on base and handle

  • 12 1/2 in.
  • 31.6cm
circular, with pierced grapevine border and leaf-tip rims, the sides applied with acanthus, the reeded swing handle centered by a flowerhead, the center engraved with a crest

Condition

gilding renewed
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