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Lot 56
Sale 4728 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
May 2, 2023
7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$1,000 -
1,500
Lot Description
A George III sterling silver reticulated cake basket Possibly Benjamin Mordecai (aka Benjamin Mountigue), London, 1773
With gadrooned edges, the rim with swagged laurel detail, the interior well engraved with armorial crest in the form of an elk head in crown surmounted by motto, "All For The Best," with scroll and swag motifs below, marked near rim, with partially obscured maker's mark, "B.M," (?), marked near handle terminals.
H: 10 3/4 in. W: 13 3/4 in. D: 10 1/2 in. (with handle raised), Weight: 27.105 oz. t.