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Antique GEORGE lll Sterling Silver Basket
- Elegant Georgian design
- Pierced and engraved decoration
- RIbbed border and handle as well as on bottom edge of foot
- Monogram in bottom of basket
- Engraved decoration on foot
- Hallmarks clear
- Makers mark somewhat rubbed
- 136 gm
- 17.5 x 11 x 5 cm: Length x width x height (at high ends)
- Height with handle upright is 12.5 cm
Hallmarks
- Lion passant and guardant for Sterling silver
- Crowned leopard for London
- Lower case "p" for 1790
- Head of George III - Duty mark
- BM (partially rubbed) for the maker - Benjamin Mountigue
- Full hallmarks on the side of the basket
- Sterling mark on handle
Condition
- Very good all round antique condition
- No dents
- No damage to the piercing
- Pitting to the bowl in the form of pinhead sized dots
- Hinge of handle intact: stands upright only when balanced
- Makers mark partially rubbed, but almost certainly BM
- Monogram