Lot Essay
A similarly shaped cup was sold by Christie's London, 17 December, 1986, lot 76; both would appear to be modelled on an example in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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VIENNA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
An Austrian enamelled gold-mounted rock-crystal cup
Vienna, late 19th century
Shaped oval on domed lozenge shaped foot cut with scrolls, the baluster stem with two gold collars, the bowl cut with swags, scrolls and foliage, the handle formed as a grotesque monster's head
6¼in. (16cm.) high
Vienna, late 19th century
Shaped oval on domed lozenge shaped foot cut with scrolls, the baluster stem with two gold collars, the bowl cut with swags, scrolls and foliage, the handle formed as a grotesque monster's head
6¼in. (16cm.) high
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 227, p. 265, illustrated
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 227
Special notice
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