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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
(Lots 56-57)
A Viennese silver-mounted and 'jewelled' enamelled ewer
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A Viennese silver-mounted and 'jewelled' enamelled ewer
Last quarter 19th Century
The spout with a wavy rim above a waisted neck supported by a satyr and flanked on each side by a female herm, issuing a female caryatid and gargoyle handle, the body with medallions depicting mythological scenes against a gold ground painted with masks and foliage, on spreading domed circular base painted with further scenes and six terms
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high
Last quarter 19th Century
The spout with a wavy rim above a waisted neck supported by a satyr and flanked on each side by a female herm, issuing a female caryatid and gargoyle handle, the body with medallions depicting mythological scenes against a gold ground painted with masks and foliage, on spreading domed circular base painted with further scenes and six terms
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high