A late nineteenth century silver-gilt and enamelled nef supported by a conch blowing merman kneeling astride a wave, the whole set on a sexagonal pierced base enamelled with scrolled foliage, the nef with conforming friezes of decoration and enamelled flags, sails and figures on a pierced deck, the stern hinged to reveal a model group of four figures consuming a meal, Karl Bank, Vienna - 8.8in high

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A late nineteenth century silver-gilt and enamelled nef supported by a conch blowing merman kneeling astride a wave, the whole set on a sexagonal pierced base enamelled with scrolled foliage, the nef with conforming friezes of decoration and enamelled flags, sails and figures on a pierced deck, the stern hinged to reveal a model group of four figures consuming a meal, Karl Bank, Vienna - 8.8in high
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