George II bread basket

James Ker (1700 - 1768)

Museum of Edinburgh

1745 - 1746

George II oval bread basket. It carries the Assay Master's Mark of Hugh Gordon. Weight, 61oz.

• Medium: silver
• Dimensions: 33 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5800 ( Total: £23,250)
• ArtFunded in: 1992
• Vendor: Partridge Fine Arts

Provenance

2nd Earl of Hoptoun; the Shaw Collection, Christie's Glasgow, 29/3/83, lot80; the Al-tajir Collection; Christie's 4/3/92, lot 193.

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