A George II silver swing-handled bread basket, by Samuel…
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A George II silver swing-handled bread basket, by Samuel Herbert & Co, London 1752, of oval form, the sides pierced with scroll and flower head motifs, engraved with a contemporary coat of arms, wheatsheaf and vine rim, scroll and classical mask foot, base engraved with scratch weight '49=1'. Length 34 cm, weight 48oz, weight 1500gms.
engraving. The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
George II. George II (1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death in 1760.
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