A George III sterling silver basket, William Allen III, London, circa 1802, the navette body engraved to the interior with a central crest, within a foliate pierced and gadrooned border, beneath a reeded swing handle, raised on a pierced oval foot, 861 gms total weight of silver, 37 cm wide, 28 cm high, 25.5 cm deep. Provenance: fine European and Oriental furniture, ceramics, glass, silver and jewellery, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 21 August 1991, lot 1 (illustrated)