Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 4 - 16 March 2020

Decorative Arts
  • A George III silver cake basket, possibly Joseph Scammell, London, 1789


Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000

About this Item

London, England
A George III silver cake basket, possibly Joseph Scammell, London, 1789
the oval pierced body with vacant cartouches united by flowerhead swags, the wavy reeded rim applied with a reeded swing-handle, raised on a reeded rim foot pierced with pales, the base with initial, split,maker's mark rubbed, surface scratches, 28,7cm wide over handle, 880g

Provenance

Purchased from Garrard & Company, London, 16 February 1968.

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