A George III Silver Basket, Maker's Mark IC, London, 1808
No reserve
Auction Closed
October 16, 06:35 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
of exceptional weight, in Lamerie style, pierced and cast with dragons, flowers, and wheat, swing handle cast with wheat and shells and rising from caryatids, marked on base
121 oz 10 dwt
3781.7 g
Length 14 1/8 in.
36 cm
This basket is after the Lamerie model and an early example of Rococo revival silver. A pair of these baskets by Lamerie were part of the Hartman collection and offered in the 2024 sale, A Park Avenue Treasury. For an almost identical basket to this one, also IC and 1808 and possibly originally its pair, see Sotheby's, London, 8 Novmeber 2023, lot 107.
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