A George III Silver Cake Basket, Hester Bateman, London, 1785

of oval boat form, the sides pierced and engraved with flutes and oval reserves enclosing flowerheads linked by swags, applied beaded rim, on conforming oval foot, the swing handle with beaded borders

reinforcement under one handle terminal, rosette at one end with split to piercing, piercing near rosette at opposite end starting to split, otherwise good condition
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