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A GEORGE III SILVER LARGE BASKET

MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT AND COMPANY, LONDON, 1763

    Price Realised GBP 22,680
    Estimate
    GBP 12,000 - GBP 18,000
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    A GEORGE III SILVER LARGE BASKET

    MARK OF SAMUEL HERBERT AND COMPANY, LONDON, 1763

    Price Realised GBP 22,680
    Price Realised GBP 22,680
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    Oval, on pierced scroll pad feet and with floliate openwork apron, the body with beaded fluting and pierced foliate, quatrefoil and geometric panels, the border with beading, swags and flowers, with pierced foliage and flowers swing handle, later engraved in centre with the Royal arms in a rococo cartouche beneath a crown and crest, marked on body and handle
    191⁄2 in. (49.5 cm.) wide
    127 oz. (3,951 gr.)
    The arms are those of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1771-1851) fifth son of King George III of Great Britain and Hanover, as borne between 1801 and 1837. He succeeded to the throne of Hanover upon the death of his brother King William IV in 1837.
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    Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1771-1851), later King of Hanover.
    Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 13 April 2011, lot 286.
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