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Armorial Basket on Stand

This is a really neat basket on a pedestal / stand made by Herend in the 19th century. A nice early peice when they made their best stuff! It is a very unusual piece in that I cannot find another example of this pedestal (the basket shape is still being made today) nor any other pieces with this sort of decoration! It seems to have been made for some sort noble wedding ! I think this sort of crown was used for a Count but I am not sure. The piece is nicely mdoeled with lots of details. The reticulated basket has flowers and leaves all around the outside, a handle to each side and flowers along the sides of the handle. Lots of gold trim and the center inside has a hand painted armorial / coat of arms to it with two different ones under a crown. The pedestal is highly detailed as well with some reticualted areas, lots of detail to the paste, gold highlights all around and a small version of the coat of arms painted towards the bottom of one side. The underside stand is marked with their blue shield under the crown mark as shown. No other marks I can find. The piece is in great condition with a reglued section on the side of the pedestal by on of the reticulated areas with a ahirline going sideways from there. An odd location of damage. It is not obvious when on displays but could be restored properly to hide it perfectly! A couple of tiny nicks to the 3D flowers along the sides of the handles and the basket and stand have been reglued together at some point which should be cleaned up a bit. They must have come apart at some point from age since there does not seem to be a mechanical way it was attached just some sort of glue. The entire piece is about 9.25 inches tall, 8 inches wide and 7.25 inches deep. A very interesting piece just wish I knew who it was made for. If anyone recognizes the armorial I'd love to hear from them! Please email me for more information or other pictures.

Price is $999
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