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NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A CONTINENTAL MONUMENTAL TWO-HANDLED SILVER VASE
THE BASE STRUCK WITH PRESTIGE MARKS, IN THE FRENCH STYLE, CROWNED E, A, P, FLEUR DE LIS, PROBABLY HANAU, LACKING ASSAY MARK, THE SCREW-IN BODY UNMARKED
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A CONTINENTAL MONUMENTAL TWO-HANDLED SILVER VASE
The base struck with prestige marks, in the French style, crowned E, A, P, Fleur de Lis, probably Hanau, lacking assay mark, the screw-in body unmarked
Vase form, on swirling fluted domed rectangular pedestal base chased with band of acanthus, the lower body chased with radiating stiff leaf, repousse above with ribbon-tied fruited festoons, repeated on the waisted neck, the shoulder chased with broad frieze of musical floating putti and amourini amid clouds, the neck with band of cornucopia flanked anthemion--34½in. (87.6cm.) high, 280oz.
The base struck with prestige marks, in the French style, crowned E, A, P, Fleur de Lis, probably Hanau, lacking assay mark, the screw-in body unmarked
Vase form, on swirling fluted domed rectangular pedestal base chased with band of acanthus, the lower body chased with radiating stiff leaf, repousse above with ribbon-tied fruited festoons, repeated on the waisted neck, the shoulder chased with broad frieze of musical floating putti and amourini amid clouds, the neck with band of cornucopia flanked anthemion--34½in. (87.6cm.) high, 280oz.