A Viennese silver and enamel miniature model of a nef with three masts
A Viennese silver and enamel miniature model of a nef with three masts

BY HERMAN BOEHM, VIENNA, CIRCA 1880

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A Viennese silver and enamel miniature model of a nef with three masts
By Herman Boehm, Vienna, Circa 1880
Each mast with a flag finial, the central flag above a crow's nest containing a sailor, each with an open sail decorated with mythological scenes above a crow's nest, the central nest with a sailor, each above a closed sail, each with sailors climbing the 'ropes', the deck with sailors, the bow and stern with shaped rim, the bow with a flag, the stem as a column flanked by dolphins, on a domed base with four monster feet, the nef opening to reveal the interior decorated with an angel
15 in. (38 cm.) high