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Shell basket
Marked by: Phillips Garden (active 1730–after 1773)
English (London)
1755–56
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 22.8 x 37.5 x 28 cm (9 x 14 3/4 x 11 in.)
Weight: 61 oz (1897g)
Weight: 61 oz (1897g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.74
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionShell-shaped basket with mermaid at end of the extended curved, overarching handle. Rests on dolphin feet, and has a border of pierced and chased openwork, and cast encrusted shells.
Marks
Struck underneath with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1755-6) and with maker's mark of Phillips Garden (Grimwade 2185).
ProvenanceMay 14, 1959, sold by an anonymous owner at Sotheby's, London, lot 115. February 8, 1962, sold by an anonymous owner at Sotheby's, London, lot 130. Hilmar Reksten, Bergen, Norway; May 22, 1991, sold by Hilmar Reksten at Christie's, London, lot 48, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)