Cake basket
Peter Archambo I (d.1759)
Category
Silver
Date
1730
Materials
Silver
Measurements
323 mm (Length)291 mm (W)105 mm (H)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932542
Summary
A fine George II oval cake basket, the basket with sides pierced and engraved with lozenges and flowers, with scalloped rim, the swing handle engraved with masks, trelliswork and laurel husks, engraved twice with the arms of George Booth, Earl of Warrington, by Peter Archambo, 1730.
Provenance
Collection Catherine, Lady Grey and Sir John Foley Grey, Bart., Christie's 20th April, 1921. Lot 23
Marks and inscriptions
(engraved twice with the arms of Booth)
Makers and roles
Peter Archambo I (d.1759), silversmith