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A VIENNESE SILVER AND ENAMEL NEF
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each mast headed with a flag and crow's nest, the sails painted on both sides with female terms and mythological scenes, set on a curved deck mounted with sailors, the hull painted with Neptune and Europa, the interior decorated with colorful foliage and the attributes of the gods, on a mermaid support and oval foliate-cast foot, apparently unstamped, with Austrian control marks
16½ in. (42 cm.) high

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