A George III massive silver two-handled basket centrepiece Mark of Paul Storr London, 1813 Circular, on four scroll feet cast and chased with horned bearded satyr's masks with shells above, with rope-twist borders, the reeded interlaced gallery sides outcurved and with a cast border of acanthus, with chased basketweave below, the sides hung with floral garlands, with two coiled reeded tendril handles, the field engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on base and garlands 16½in. (42cm.) diam. 272oz. (8,465gr.) The arms are those of Wyndham quartering Hopton for George, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837)
A George III massive silver two-handled basket centrepiece Mark of Paul Storr London, 1813 Circular, on four scroll feet cast and chased with horned bearded satyr's masks with shells above, with rope-twist borders, the reeded interlaced gallery sides outcurved and with a cast border of acanthus, with chased basketweave below, the sides hung with floral garlands, with two coiled reeded tendril handles, the field engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on base and garlands 16½in. (42cm.) diam. 272oz. (8,465gr.) The arms are those of Wyndham quartering Hopton for George, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837)
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