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THE PROPERTY OF THE EARLS OF MANSFIELD AND MANSFIELD, SCONE PALACE
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN AGATE-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT CUP
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1870
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AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN AGATE-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT CUP
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1870
In the neogothic style, on lozenge shaped base on four scrolling feet each applied with seated maiden symbolising the seasons, the domed centre chased with scrolling foliage on matted ground and applied with cabochon garnets, turquoise and pearls, the stem formed of four standing figures interspaced with dophins, the agate oval bowl with partially enamelled rim, the grotesque masks straps applied with a putto reaching up to an accompanying putto seated on the rim, the side handle formed as an allegorical figure of spring under a canopy surmounted by a dragon, in fitted case
22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) high
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1870
In the neogothic style, on lozenge shaped base on four scrolling feet each applied with seated maiden symbolising the seasons, the domed centre chased with scrolling foliage on matted ground and applied with cabochon garnets, turquoise and pearls, the stem formed of four standing figures interspaced with dophins, the agate oval bowl with partially enamelled rim, the grotesque masks straps applied with a putto reaching up to an accompanying putto seated on the rim, the side handle formed as an allegorical figure of spring under a canopy surmounted by a dragon, in fitted case
22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) high
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Giles Forster