Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Silver and Jewellery

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 21 February 2022

Silver and Jewellery

Sold for

ZAR 14 070
Lot 196
  • A George III silver cake basket, Robert Hennell, London, 1780


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 14 070

About this Item

A George III silver cake basket, Robert Hennell, London, 1780
oval, the centre engraved with an armorial headed by a garland of flowers, the cavetto and outer rim with bands of pales interspersed with urn-shaped rondels, beaded borders, swing handle similarly engraved, raised on a conforming foot, restoration, 35,5cm wide, 890g

Provenance

Purchased by the current owner's father Hennell Ltd, London 10th May 1983



Other lots that might interest you
Two George III silver salts, David Mowden & maker's mark indistinct, London, 1756-1778
Two George III silver salts, David Mowden & maker's mark indistinct, London, 1756-1778
ZAR 800 - 1 000
A George III silver tray, Robert Hennell I & Samuel Hennell, London, 1807
A George III silver tray, Robert Hennell I & Samuel Hennell, London, 1807
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
A George III & George VI miscellaneous collection of Irish silver flatware, various makers and dates including James Scott and maker's initials PW, Dublin, 1807-1845
A George III & George VI miscellaneous collection of Irish silver flatware, various makers and dates including James Scott and maker's initials PW, Dublin, 1807-1845
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Thirty-two Victorian silver pistol-grip dinner knives, Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield, 1893
Thirty-two Victorian silver pistol-grip dinner knives, Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield, 1893
ZAR 4 800 - 5 000
An Edward VII green-glass and silver-mounted scent bottle, C C May & Sons, Birmingham, 1906
An Edward VII green-glass and silver-mounted scent bottle, C C May & Sons, Birmingham, 1906
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
A George V lemon yellow glass and silver-mounted scent bottle, CC May & Sons, Birmingham, 1911
A George V lemon yellow glass and silver-mounted scent bottle, CC May & Sons, Birmingham, 1911
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000