English Marble Basket of Fruits c.1750Exquisitely and realistically carved, this white marble basket overflows with a selection of fashionable fruits luxuries that would have been rare and highly prized in the 18th century. Echoing the periods fascination with trompe lil art, which sought to deceive the eye with lifelike illusion, and reflecting the contemporary passion for Grand Tour marble sculpture, this piece was almost certainly created in England as a highly fashionable and