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DESCRIPTION

Georgian silver shaped navette form sugar basket with an oval pedestal foot, thread decorated swing handle and top rim above a bright cut band of fruiting festoons between blank oval cartouches on an engraved matt ground. Shaped cartouche to each side outlined with a matching band of decoration and a gilded interior.

SILVERSMITH

Peter & Ann Bateman

DATE or HALLMARK

1796

ASSAY OFFICE

London

WEIGHT in GRAMS

145

SIZE in INCHES

length 5 ¼, height including handle 6.

SILVER STANDARD

.925 sterling silver

OVERALL CONDITION

excellent throughout, perfect handle hinges and well executed erasure each cartouche.
back £450 sold item number: M4706