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Lot 143
Sale 4246 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
May 2, 2014
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$700 -
900
Price Realized
$900
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Silver twin-handled cake basket william gale & son, new york, ny, dated, "1849"
Of oval form, the cavetto decorated with alternating repoussé grape and flower clusters joined by leaves and C-scrolls, the applied cast scrolling floral rim continues to twin foliate handles, all raised on conforming base supported by four acanthus leaf and scroll feet, with engraved dedication: "MHB from P. Clendenen Sept. 1st 1849," marked to underside of base.
H: 6 1/2 in. L: 15 3/4 in. Weight: 35 3/4 oz.