Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Silver and Jewellery

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 21 February 2022

Silver and Jewellery

Sold for

ZAR 14 070
Lot 196
  • A George III silver cake basket, Robert Hennell, London, 1780


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 14 070

About this Item

A George III silver cake basket, Robert Hennell, London, 1780
oval, the centre engraved with an armorial headed by a garland of flowers, the cavetto and outer rim with bands of pales interspersed with urn-shaped rondels, beaded borders, swing handle similarly engraved, raised on a conforming foot, restoration, 35,5cm wide, 890g

Provenance

Purchased by the current owner's father Hennell Ltd, London 10th May 1983



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