Lot 265
A SCARCE GEORGE III CAKE BASKET
DANIEL KER, EDINBURGH 1770
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 18 August 2021 at 11:00 BST
£3,250
Description
of oval form, the boldly pierced sides with cast scroll and foliate and floral framework, the centre with engraved armorial, the swing handle with pierced decoration and C-scroll detail
Dimensions
37cm across, 38oz
Footnote
Heraldry: The Marital Arms of Norvell and Falconer
Arms:
(on the dexter) Sable on a bend between two cotises or three martlets azure (for Norvell of Boghall and Deans)
(on the sinister) Azure on a falcon displayed between three stars argent a man’s heart gules (for Falconer of Halkerton)
Crest: A martlet rising proper (for Norvell of Boghall and Deans)
Motto: Spem renovant alæ [Its wings renew its hope]