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AN EARLY GEORGE III STERLING SILVER SWING-HANDLED CAKE BASKET
Maker's mark 'W[..?], possibly William Plummer, London, probably 1765 (marks incomplete)
Of shaped oval outline with a pierced handle and standing on a openwork apron with scrolling shell feet, the swept sides divided into shaped panels pierced to alternating designs rising to the foliate edge with beaded swags, the apron also floral and foliate
12cm high (with handle lowered), 35cm wide, 30cm deep, 1,158g
Maker's mark 'W[..?], possibly William Plummer, London, probably 1765 (marks incomplete)
Of shaped oval outline with a pierced handle and standing on a openwork apron with scrolling shell feet, the swept sides divided into shaped panels pierced to alternating designs rising to the foliate edge with beaded swags, the apron also floral and foliate
12cm high (with handle lowered), 35cm wide, 30cm deep, 1,158g
Estimate $2,800 - $3,200
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8826
6:00pm - 16 November 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 November, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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