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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A VIENNESE GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL NEF
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each mast headed by a flag finial and crow's nest, the sails painted with scantily-clad maidens and putti, on a pierced ovoid deck headed by a spread-wing female term, the interior and exterior of the hull painted with mythological figures, on a mermaid-form support and similarly decorated base with paw-cast feet, apparently unmarked
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each mast headed by a flag finial and crow's nest, the sails painted with scantily-clad maidens and putti, on a pierced ovoid deck headed by a spread-wing female term, the interior and exterior of the hull painted with mythological figures, on a mermaid-form support and similarly decorated base with paw-cast feet, apparently unmarked
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide