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CIRCA 1800
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A silver-gilt and niello egg
circa 1800
Ovoid, hinged vertically, one side depicting the Crucifixion, the other the Resurrection, on sunburst gilt grounds, with engraved foliate and rocaille scroll border around the rims, apparently unmarked
3 7/8in. (9.9cm.) high
circa 1800
Ovoid, hinged vertically, one side depicting the Crucifixion, the other the Resurrection, on sunburst gilt grounds, with engraved foliate and rocaille scroll border around the rims, apparently unmarked
3 7/8in. (9.9cm.) high
Special notice
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