Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

256 A George III silver cake basket, maker’s mark indistinct, London, 1811 rectangular, the gadrooned cavetto enclosed by a gadrooned and shell border, engraved with a crest, swing handle, raised on a conforming pedestal foot, scratch weights 32”10, minor dents, 27cmwide over handle, 995g R  -   257 A Sheffield-plated cake basket, late 19th century the wavy pierced body with leaf and flowerhead decoration to the cavetto, the outer rim with acanthus-leaf strapwork, pierced foliate swing handle, raised on a waisted circular pedestal with gadrooned border, 32cmwide over handles R  -   258 A Chinese Export silver and enamelled two-handled trophy cup, early 20th century the ovoid body enamelled with three goats within a shield-shaped cartouche enclosed by wheat, the reverse with a pair of birds and a flowering peony, the sides applied with harp-shaped handles, the tapering column with green enamelled knop, raised on a stepped circular foot with sprays of foliage, script mark possibly Wu Hua, Tianjin, the artisan mark possibly Hou, the enamel with minor loss, 23,5cm high, 55g all in R  -   259 A pair of George III silver tureens and cover, Henry Nutting & Hannah Northcote, London, 1800 each of navette form, the sides applied with harp-shaped handles, reeded rims, raised on an oval shaped pedestal foot, each domed cover with branch form, foliate and reeded handle, the sides with upswept rims, dents, 23,4cmwide over handles, 830g all in ; and a pair of George III ‘Old English’pattern sauce ladles, William Elley & Fearn, London, 1799, restoration to one, 90g all in (4) R  -   260 A George III silver basket, possibly Alexander Field, London, 1797 of navette form, with reeded rim, later engraved with an R , raised on a conforming foot, the sides applied with a reeded swing handle, minor dents, 13,5cm wide over handles, 155g ; a George III silver teapot stand, John Eames, London, 1798, oval, the centre applied with a vacant oval cartouche enclosed by a foliate rosette, the cavetto with wriggle-work borders enclosing a foliate border, reeded rim, raised on four bracket feet, 17cm wide, 125g ; and a plated example, early 19th century, the centre engraved with a crest, the rim with rope border, raised on four gadrooned paw and scroll feet, 18cmwide (3) R  -   256 257 258 259 260 95