A George II Silver Bread Basket, David Willaume II, London, 1741

A George II Silver Bread Basket, David Willaume II, London, 1741

oval, pierced with symmetrical stylized spreading foliage between panels of diaper, applied bracketed shell rim with floral cartouches at intervals, chased swing handle rising from leaf and shell-decorated scrolls, the center engraved with arms circa 1790, surrounded by chased rococo ornament, rococo shell and scroll feet parting from shell and scrollwork cartouches, marked on base and handle, and with scratch weight 66=0

63 oz 10 dwt 

1974 g

length 13 ½ in. 

34.2 cm