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Cake Basket

Cake Basket

1739 - 1767

Peter Archambo I

British

Shaped oval on slightly spreading pierced with a band of scrolls under a molded rim, the everted sides pierced with scrolls, crescents, lozenges and circles within an applied foliate scroll and rocaille rim; the multi-scroll swing handle chased with scrolls and rocaille, issuing from dolphin heads; the center engraved with an elaborate foliate scroll, rocaille and trelliswork cartouche flanked by floral sprays and headed by a female mask, enclosing a coat of arms.

Silver

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