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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, POSSIBLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT CUP
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, POSSIBLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
THE OVOID BODY SUPPORTED BY FOUR CAST PUTTO ON A PLINTH BASE WITH FOUR DOLPHIN FEET, THE BODY CHASED WITH PANELS DEPICTING NEPTUNE ON ONE SIDE AND AMPHRITE ON THE OTHER, EACH WITH ATTENDANT FIGURES, ALL WITHIN STRAPWORK, THE HANDLES CAST AS MERMAIDS AND SNAKES AND WITH GROTESQUE MASKS, THE DETACHABLE COVER WITH A FINIAL CAST AS A PUTTO RIDING A HIPPOCAMP, MARKED WITH A LATER FRENCH TAX MARK
22¼ IN. (56.5 CM.) HIGH
123 OZ. (3,834 GR.)
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, POSSIBLY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
THE OVOID BODY SUPPORTED BY FOUR CAST PUTTO ON A PLINTH BASE WITH FOUR DOLPHIN FEET, THE BODY CHASED WITH PANELS DEPICTING NEPTUNE ON ONE SIDE AND AMPHRITE ON THE OTHER, EACH WITH ATTENDANT FIGURES, ALL WITHIN STRAPWORK, THE HANDLES CAST AS MERMAIDS AND SNAKES AND WITH GROTESQUE MASKS, THE DETACHABLE COVER WITH A FINIAL CAST AS A PUTTO RIDING A HIPPOCAMP, MARKED WITH A LATER FRENCH TAX MARK
22¼ IN. (56.5 CM.) HIGH
123 OZ. (3,834 GR.)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium