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A SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL NEF
maker's mark of Rudolf Linke, Vienna, late 19th Century
On lobed quatrefoil base, the silver-gilt stem formed as a mermaid, the hull with detachable mast, sails and rigging, painted overall with mythological scenes, foliate scrolls, swans and flowers, fully marked - 16½in. (42cm.) overall
maker's mark of Rudolf Linke, Vienna, late 19th Century
On lobed quatrefoil base, the silver-gilt stem formed as a mermaid, the hull with detachable mast, sails and rigging, painted overall with mythological scenes, foliate scrolls, swans and flowers, fully marked - 16½in. (42cm.) overall