a german silver-mounted ivory charger

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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a german silver-mounted ivory charger
Second half 19th Century
The oval outer border with gadrooned rim and mounted with trophies of musical instruments and masks between winged cherub caryatids, between carved bacchanalian scenes, the central plaque carved with a scene depicting a triumphal chariot drawn by lions with Bacchus, Ceres and Ariadne, within radiating moulded ivory stiles, on a wooden base, minor damages to the ivory
59cm. high x 74.5cm. wide

Lot Essay

For a possible maker of the silver bosses, compare with the basin offered for sale at Christie's Geneva, Tuesday November 16th, 1993, lot 135: "J.D. Sohleißsner & Sohne, Hanau, circa 1880".

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