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A Victorian sterling silver fourteen-basket epergne Francis Boone Thomas, London, 1884

A Victorian sterling silver fourteen-basket epergne Francis Boone Thomas, London, 1884

The frame hung with floral swags raised on four scrolling feet, surrounded by twelve branches, four with hanging footed circular baskets, eight branches terminating with circular dishes, four with circular baskets and four with navette-form baskets, centering two tiers of central navette-form baskets and an interior pineapple-form finial; together with nine matching sterling silver footed, pierced baskets; all baskets monogrammed, "ALS."

H: 17 in. W: 22 1/2 in. D: 22 in. (approx. overall), Total weight: 342.9 oz. t.

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By descent in the Scott-Wheeler family.

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A Victorian sterling silver fourteen-basket epergne Francis Boone Thomas, London, 1884

H: 17 in. W: 22 1/2 in. D: 22 in. (approx. overall), Total weight: 342.9 oz. t.

Provenance

By descent in the Scott-Wheeler family.

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A Victorian sterling silver fourteen-basket epergne Francis Boone Thomas, London, 1884

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A Victorian sterling silver fourteen-basket epergne Francis Boone Thomas, London, 1884