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Sweetmeat Basket, Boulton & Fothergill, 1774

Image from: Birmingham Assay Office.

This basket was possibly designed by Robert Adam. The body is made from wire supporting stamped repeated ornaments of grapes and vine leaves.

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4459-0Matthew Boulton and Birmingham Silverware in the late 18th and early 19th centuries 4218-0Matthew Boulton and the Formation of Birmingham Assay Office 4603-0Hallmarking and the Work of Birmingham Assay Office 4604-0Hallmarking and the Work of Birmingham Assay Office 4605-0Matthew Boulton and Silver Making 4606-0One of a pair of candlesticks, Boulton & Fothergill, 1768 4607-0Mazarin, or Fish Strainer, Boulton & Fothergill, 1769 3963-0Pair of salts, Boulton & Fothergill, 1773 3991-0Two of a set of four salts, Boulton & Fothergill, 1776 3948-0One of a pair Sauce Tureens, Boulton & Fothergill, 1776 4608-0Sweetmeat Basket, Boulton & Fothergill, 1774 4610-0Dish and Cover, Boulton & Fothergill, 1777 4611-0Cup and Cover, Boulton & Fothergill, 1777 4612-0One of a pair of candlesticks, Matthew Boulton, 1789 4613-0Warwick Vase and Cover, M. Boulton & Plate Co. 1827

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