A GEORGE III SILVER SWING-HANDLED SUGAR BASKET
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A GEORGE III SILVER SWING-HANDLED SUGAR BASKET

MARK OF DAVID BELL, LONDON, 1772

Closed30 March 2010

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GBP 2,250

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A GEORGE III SILVER SWING-HANDLED SUGAR BASKET
MARK OF DAVID BELL, LONDON, 1772
The wirework sides applied with leafy vines and centred by a crested oval cartouche; also a plain George III silver cylindrical teapot by David Whyte (Grimwade 3525), London, 1768; and a small silver salver by Ebenezer Coker, London, 1767, with shell and scroll border, engraved with coat-of-arms
The basket, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
23 oz. (713 gr.) (3)