DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The March 2021 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Mar 26, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1054

ITALIAN STERLING SILVER CAKE BASKET, 19TH CENTURY, H 4.75" W 7.5" L 10.5" T.W. 17.61 TOZ

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Continental Silver, with hinged, swing handle, a rounded rectangular body executed in classical mythological figural and fruit scenes banded at the top in an ivy motif. The base in guilloche and beaded design. Raised on ringed ball feet. Total weight: 17.61 troy ounces. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Franklin, MI Bases of handle have distinct hallmarks: leopard head (London) and lion (England) on one end, lion (England) and dolphin (Italy).