A GEORGE II ROCOCO SILVER SWING-HANDLED CAKE BASKET
MARK OF WILLIAM CRIPPS, LONDON, 1746
Shaped oval with border of wheat and fruiting vines, scrolls and rocaille decoration, sides pierced with foliate scrolls, large scallops and crosslets incorporating a vacant reserve on either side, the four ball and claw feet terminating in shells and fruiting vines, centre engraved with the arms of Clerke impaling Newton and Cooper within a chased rococo surround, the floral-chased handle centred by a crested cartouche and terminating in grape clusters and leafy scrolls, base with scratch-weight 51=6
13¾ in. long (35 cm.)
50 oz. (1575 gm.)
A GEORGE II ROCOCO SILVER SWING-HANDLED CAKE BASKET
MARK OF WILLIAM CRIPPS, LONDON, 1746
Shaped oval with border of wheat and fruiting vines, scrolls and rocaille decoration, sides pierced with foliate scrolls, large scallops and crosslets incorporating a vacant reserve on either side, the four ball and claw feet terminating in shells and fruiting vines, centre engraved with the arms of Clerke impaling Newton and Cooper within a chased rococo surround, the floral-chased handle centred by a crested cartouche and terminating in grape clusters and leafy scrolls, base with scratch-weight 51=6
13¾ in. long (35 cm.)
50 oz. (1575 gm.)
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