A GEORGE II ROYAL SILVER CAKE BASKET WITH THE ARMS OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES, GEORGE WICKES, LONDON, 1743

Property from an Important Southern Collection
A GEORGE II ROYAL SILVER CAKE BASKET WITH THE ARMS OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES, GEORGE WICKES, LONDON, 1743

on four scroll feet headed by harlequin masks in rococo cartouches, the sides pierced with trellis and scrolling foliage, the rim applied with shellwork and flowers, the matching swing handle also with dolphin heads and rising from masks, center engraved with the arms of Frederick, Prince of Wales
marked on base, the handle apparently unmarked
59 oz 5 dwt
1847 g
length 14⅜ in.
36.5 cm

Condition Report:
The piercing with some minor splits, repairs, and denting throughout. The left side with larger dents to piercing. Otherwise good condition.

Provenance:
Mrs. Charles E.S. McCann

Donald Morrison Collection, sold

Sotheby's New York, June 6, 1980, lot 22

Garrard & Co., Ltd., London, March 1981