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Lot #416 - An impressive George III silver basket of Adams style

  • Auction House:
    Cordy's
  • Sale Name:
    February 2014 Antique & Art Auction
  • Sale Date:
    18 Feb 2014 ~ 10am (NZ time) Lots 1 - 314
    18 Feb 2014 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Lots 315 - 618
  • Lot #:
    416
  • Lot Description:
    An impressive George III silver basket of Adams style
    with batwing shaped borders with superb pierced and engraved bright-cut decoration for which the maker was noted, reeded loop handle and rim, London 1790 by Henry Chawner, a maker sought after for his fine quality allied often to bright-cut engraving. Weight 900gms. 250 x 400. See page 25 and front cover.
  • Provenance:
    The Lord Long of Wiltshire, engraved with a Coat-of-Arms associated with the Long family: in the sinister on a sable field a lion rampant framed by eight cross crosslets, in the dexter on a sable field a chevron argent and three fleur-de-lis; seated upon an ermine cape.
  • Estimate:
    NZ$6,500 - 6,500
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Silver

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