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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, PROBABLY GERMANY, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A silver-gilt nautilus cup
Apparently unmarked, probably Germany, 19th century
On large shell foot, the stem formed as a dolphin with a male figure above carrying the shell on his back, the shell with reeded straps, the rim engraved with scrolling foliage, the upper part engraved with lines and Neptune finial
27.5 cm. high
Apparently unmarked, probably Germany, 19th century
On large shell foot, the stem formed as a dolphin with a male figure above carrying the shell on his back, the shell with reeded straps, the rim engraved with scrolling foliage, the upper part engraved with lines and Neptune finial
27.5 cm. high
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