Selected Silver and Objects of Vertu

A George III silver gilt swing-handled basket,
maker’s mark indistinct, London 1765,



of shaped oval form, centred with an engraved armorial, with repoussé scrolls, wheat ears and beaded border, the wirework sides applied with meandering fruiting vines, wheat ears and insects, the handle with further fruiting vine decoration, raised on shallow oval foot, with punched beaded border, (some damage to wirework details), length 33.5cm, height (with handle raised) 25.5cm.
£800-£1,200

Sotheby’s, Sale Roger Collection, 30 January 1998.