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PROBABLY GERMAN, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, STRUCK WITH INDISTINCT MARKS
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A BAROQUE-STYLE GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK-CRYSTAL CUP
probably German, second half of the 19th century, struck with indistinct marks
Tapering rock-crystal cup of oval section with slightly bulging sides, cut with stylized flowers and leaves shaped as vertical oblong bands with rounded ends, the bevelled oval foot mounted with a reeded gold band with overlapping stylized acanthus leaves, the reeded rim of the upper border fastening an openwork gold decoration stamped with a frieze of lambrequins, central trophies of Music and Theatre flanked by masks linked by scrolling foliage
31/8 in. (79 mm.) high
probably German, second half of the 19th century, struck with indistinct marks
Tapering rock-crystal cup of oval section with slightly bulging sides, cut with stylized flowers and leaves shaped as vertical oblong bands with rounded ends, the bevelled oval foot mounted with a reeded gold band with overlapping stylized acanthus leaves, the reeded rim of the upper border fastening an openwork gold decoration stamped with a frieze of lambrequins, central trophies of Music and Theatre flanked by masks linked by scrolling foliage
31/8 in. (79 mm.) high
Provenance
Baroness Mathilde von Rothschild Collection.
Christie's, Geneva, 14 May 1985, lot 11 (as 'Regence' period, dated 'circa 1720').
Christie's, Geneva, 14 May 1985, lot 11 (as 'Regence' period, dated 'circa 1720').
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