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Lot 869

A George III silver swing-handle basket
William Plummer, London, date letter pierced through, circa 1770

18 – 19 April 2023, 10:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £701.25 inc. premium

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A George III silver swing-handle basket

William Plummer, London, date letter pierced through, circa 1770
Oval form with bead rim and embellished handle, pierced sides, with bands of stylised flower head roundels among scrolls, a band of horizontal slats and dots interspersed with urn and flower head reserves, embellished with prick-dot engraving, centred with a ribbon tied lozenge armorial engraving, on a similarly pierced oval foot, length 38.2cm, weight 28.2oz.

Footnotes

Here is a partial identification of the arms which are intended for the daughter of an armiger, or possibly a wife.
The paternal arms are possibly for the PARRY family of Hamsted Marshall, Berkshire. The maternal arms can be identified as belonging to the family of Baronets St QUINTIN of Harpham, Yorkshire.
The daughter of a marriage between the two families would own these arms.

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