A GEORGE III IRISH CAKE BASKET

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A GEORGE III IRISH CAKE BASKET
DUBLIN, 1795, MAKER'S MARK APPARENTLY THAT OF JOHN STOYTE

OF OVAL FORM, THE SPREADING OVAL RIM FOOT AND SIDES PIERCED WITH BANDS OF CIRCLES AND PALES, ENGRAVED ABOVE WITH FOLIATE SWAGS ENTWINING WRIGGLEWORK AND ENCLOSING AT INTERVALS PIERCED OVAL CARTOUCHES WITH STYLIZED FLOWERS AROUND A LOZENGE, BELOW A BAND OF PIERCED AND ENGRAVED FOLIAGE AND A REEDED RIM, THE REEDED OVERHEAD SWING HANDLE ENGRAVED WITH A VACANT OVAL FOLIATE CARTOUCHE, MARKED UNDER BASE AND ON HANDLE--14 1/8IN. (36CM.) LONG
(27 OZ.)