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19TH CENTURY
Details
An Austrian enamelled gold-mounted rock crystal biberon
19th century
The shaped oval cup of shell form with applied seahorse head and two shells, on oval foot with baluster stem, all applied with enamelled gold mounts, the stem applied with gold scrolls
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high
19th century
The shaped oval cup of shell form with applied seahorse head and two shells, on oval foot with baluster stem, all applied with enamelled gold mounts, the stem applied with gold scrolls
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high
Provenance
The Lord Astor of Hever
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 16 December 1986, lot 178
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 16 December 1986, lot 178
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 228, p. 265, illustrated
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 228
Special notice
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