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AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL MODEL OF A MANDOLIN
VIENNA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK APPARENTLY THAT OF HEINRICH BOTWIN
Realistically formed, the hinged back enamelled in translucent red on a moire ground, opening to reveal painted scenes of lakeside ruins, the front engraved with Watteauesque figures in a landscape, marked on handle--4 1/2in. (11.5cm.)
VIENNA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK APPARENTLY THAT OF HEINRICH BOTWIN
Realistically formed, the hinged back enamelled in translucent red on a moire ground, opening to reveal painted scenes of lakeside ruins, the front engraved with Watteauesque figures in a landscape, marked on handle--4 1/2in. (11.5cm.)