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MARK OF HERMANN BOHN, VIENNA, CIRCA 1880
Details
An Austrian enamelled and silver-gilt mounted rock-crystal cup and cover
Mark of Hermann Bohn, Vienna, circa 1880
The curved cylindrical cup on domed circular foot, with baluster stem, the mounts in gold enamelled with foliage and animals on a matted ground, the bowl cut with masks, scrolls and dolphins, the rim with a hunting scene, the domed cover with warrior finial, marked on rim and foot-rim
15in. (38cm.) high
Mark of Hermann Bohn, Vienna, circa 1880
The curved cylindrical cup on domed circular foot, with baluster stem, the mounts in gold enamelled with foliage and animals on a matted ground, the bowl cut with masks, scrolls and dolphins, the rim with a hunting scene, the domed cover with warrior finial, marked on rim and foot-rim
15in. (38cm.) high
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 225, p. 264, illustrated
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 225
Special notice
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