AN ITALIAN SILVER FRUIT BASKET CENTERPIECE
Lot 265

AN ITALIAN SILVER FRUIT BASKET CENTERPIECE

MARK OF BUCCELLATI, FLORENCE, CIRCA 1965

Closed5 April 2022

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USD 25,200

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AN ITALIAN SILVER FRUIT BASKET CENTERPIECE
MARK OF BUCCELLATI, FLORENCE, CIRCA 1965
Realistically modeled as a two-handled woven basket filled with a removable assortment of fruit including grapes, pears, apples, pomegranates, strawberries, and citrus, marked on underside of basket and on one leaf M. BUCCELLATI, the leaf with further Italian hallmarks
17 in. (43.2 cm.) long, over handles
147 oz. (4,572 gr.)

Specialist note

Similar centerpieces by Buccellati modeled as baskets of fruit have been sold at Christie's, New York, 14 December 2004, lot 199, as well as at Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 2020, lot 428, and 21 October 2010, lot 10.