A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET

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A GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKET
LONDON, 1774, MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN DELMESTER

Of oval form, raised on a spreading oval foot pierced with pales and circles above a gadrooned rim, the body pierced with similar bands draped with repousse and chased laurel swags, the wavy gadrooned rim with shells at intervals, the overhead swing handle pierced with trelliswork enclosed by gadrooned rims, the center engraved with a crest and cypher within foliate and ribbon mantling, marked on body and handle--14 5/8in. (37cm.) long
(33 oz. 10 dwt.)