In the form of a basket, the ormolu handle cast and chiseled with palmettes terminating in swans heads linked by a wreath, fitted with an ormolu base raised on talon feet
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, 14¹⁄₄ in. (36 cm.) wide, 9³⁄₄ in. (25 cm.) deep

With Jeremy Ltd., London
The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Hilbert; Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 25.

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