Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 31 May - 7 June 2021

A Decorators' Cornucopia - Part 1

Sold for

ZAR 11 139
Lot 77
  • A George III silver pierced basket, John Green, Roberts, Mosley & Co, Sheffield, 1799
  • A George III silver pierced basket, John Green, Roberts, Mosley & Co, Sheffield, 1799


Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 11 139

About this Item

A George III silver pierced basket, John Green, Roberts, Mosley & Co, Sheffield, 1799

oval, with moulded gadrooned rim above a pierced pale-work body, the openwork swing-handle moulded as a double cord centred by a vacant octagonal cartouche, the pierced body with a double band of restrained arches, raised on an oval foot, the centre engraved with a crest and the motto FINEM RESPICE, repairs, 36cm wide over handles, 940g

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