Lot 188: A Dutch silver cake basket

Mark of Gerardus Hendrikus Bouscholte, The Hague, possibly 1855, also struck with retailer's mark BOUSCHOLTE 'SHAGE
Boat-shaped, on four ball supports (one loose), oblong foot, plain body with openwork upper band pierced with shaped slats, dots and foliage, swing handle, corded rims, marked on base and body
28.7 cm. wide
870 gr.

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