Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 6 March 2017
English Silver, Furniture, Oriental and Cape Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 63 661
About this Item
London, England
A George II silver cake basket, John Hugh le Sage, London, 1755
oval, the everted pierced rim moulded with masks, flowerheads, acanthus leaves and c-scrollwork, the sides pierced with stylised trees and quatrefoil decoration, the s-shaped swing bail handle with dolphin heads, on four volute feet headed by cherub masks, armorial removed, 2285g, 33cm wide over handle
Notes
See Arthur G. Grimwade: London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, pp.124-125, illus. 1680.
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