An Edward Wakelin Reticulated Silver Cake Basket, London, 1751. Marks: (lion passant), (crowned leopard's head), (fleur-de-l...

Description

An Edward Wakelin Reticulated Silver Cake Basket, London, 1751
Marks: (lion passant), (crowned leopard's head), (fleur-de-lis-EW), q
11 x 14-3/4 x 13 inches (27.9 x 37.5 x 33.0 cm)
1829 grams (58.80 troy ounces)

The cake basket with a quartered shield with three horizontal bars to first quarter, in the second and third chevrons between charges, and in the fourth a field semé-de-lis. The escutcheon is enclosed within an ornate rococo foliate cartouche and surmounted by a crest in the form of a female bust with elaborate headdress.



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