UNMARKED, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1880
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED NAUTILUS CUP
Unmarked, probably German, circa 1880
The domed base with plain rim and chased with dolphins amongst the waves with rockwork and bulrushes above, the stem formed as a merman supporting the shell, the shell enclosed within four masks and scroll straps and surmounted by a figure of Neptune seated on a sea monster
30.5 cm. (12 in.) high
Unmarked, probably German, circa 1880
The domed base with plain rim and chased with dolphins amongst the waves with rockwork and bulrushes above, the stem formed as a merman supporting the shell, the shell enclosed within four masks and scroll straps and surmounted by a figure of Neptune seated on a sea monster
30.5 cm. (12 in.) high