George II Sterling Silver Swing-Handled Basket, London, 1753, Maker W.C
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A George II sterling silver swing-handled basket, maker's mark 'W.C' (William Cripps?), London, 1753, of shaped oval outline, the high everted sides pierced below the floral and foliate rim, the scrolling handle conforming, on scroll feet, the base engraved with a foliage-framed coat of arms, 28.5 cm high, 37 cm wide, 29 cm deep, 1,960g
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- George Ii - George II (1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death in 1760.
- 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.
- Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
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