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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A FINE ITALIAN GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET AGATE CUP AND COVER
Late 19th century
The striated agate cup and cover carved with fluting and spiral fluting, with green and white enamelled gold mounts, the base set with collet-set faceted diamonds and rubies, the sides with chased gold plaques depicting the four seasons alternating with chased gold swags of fruits and flowers with pendant masks, the cover surmounted by a mermaid and merman realistically depicted in ronde-bosse enamel, apparently unmarked
9½in. (24cm.) high
Late 19th century
The striated agate cup and cover carved with fluting and spiral fluting, with green and white enamelled gold mounts, the base set with collet-set faceted diamonds and rubies, the sides with chased gold plaques depicting the four seasons alternating with chased gold swags of fruits and flowers with pendant masks, the cover surmounted by a mermaid and merman realistically depicted in ronde-bosse enamel, apparently unmarked
9½in. (24cm.) high
Provenance
Bulgari, Rome
