23rd Apr, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST

Jewellery, Watches & Silver

 
  Lot 2075
 

2075

A George III Provincial Silver Basket
by John Langlands and John Robertson, Newcastle, 1779

oval and on spreading foot, the sides pierced with slats and vases below a beaded border, engraved with a crest and with overhead beaded swing handle

15.2cm wide, 4oz 7dwt, 136gr

Sold for £110
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

Fully marked under base. The marks are generally clear. The handle is apparently unmarked. There is a patch to one of the pierced vases of flowers below the handle. This patch has been somewhat poorly applied and the surface is bruised around the patch. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use.

Lot 2075 - A George III Provincial Silver Basket

 


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Auction: Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 23rd Apr, 2022

Tennants’ Jewellery, Watches & Silver Sales bring together a wide a range of affordable period and modern jewellery, vintage and collectable watches, and silver from the 18th to 21st century.

 

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