A George II Silver Two-Handled Basket, Paul Crespin, London, 1748
No reserve
Auction Closed
June 18, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
shaped gadroon rim, engraved with a later crest surrounded by border of rococo ornament, the sides pierced and engraved on both sides with fruit within flowing foliage and scrollwork, on pierced rim foot, marked on base
56 oz 15 dwt
1766.5 g
Length over handles 14 5/8 in.
37.1 cm
The Albert Collection, cat. no. 123.
Robin Butler, The Albert Collection: Five Hundred Years of British and European Silver. London: Broadway Publishing, 2004, p. 70, illus.
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