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19TH CENTURY
Details
A ROCK CRYSTAL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The bombé-shaped body is raised on three lion-mask feet and the sides are carved with a pair of lion-mask handles with loose rings. The flat cover is surmounted by a large lion-shaped finial.
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) wide across handles, silver wire-inlaid wood stand
19TH CENTURY
The bombé-shaped body is raised on three lion-mask feet and the sides are carved with a pair of lion-mask handles with loose rings. The flat cover is surmounted by a large lion-shaped finial.
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) wide across handles, silver wire-inlaid wood stand
Provenance
Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between 1963 and 1980.
Special notice
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