A George II Basket
A George II Basket
By Ayme Videau
London, 1735
12 1⁄8 in. (30.9 cm.) long
57 oz. 14 dwt. (1,795 gr.)
Oval, the openwork sides chased with basket-weave motifs below the pierced scalloped rim, the plain swing handle engraved with a crest, the underside later engraved with a presentation inscription, marked underneath (handle unmarked)
The inscription on the underside reads 'THE BRITISH IRON & STEEL FEDERATION TO GEORGE BINNEY, IN GRATEFUL AND PROUD RECOGNITION OF HIS WORK FOR THE FEDERATION IN SWEDEN, AND FOR THE SHIPS HE RECOVERED FOR ENGLAND FROM GOTTENBERG. 25 JANUARY 1941.'
Presented to the Arctic explorer Sir (Frederick) George Binney, D.S.O. (1900-1972) by the British Iron and Steel Federation On 25 January 1941.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 2 June 1992, lot 187.
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