Lot Essay
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MAKER'S MARK B.V. IN RECTANGULAR PUNCH, ZUG, CIRCA 1800
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A Swiss silver samovar on stand
Maker's mark B.V. in rectangular punch, Zug, circa 1800
The urn-shaped samovar with a tap and two loop handles with lion's heads mounts and with a band of scrolling foliage to the rim, the cover with foliate pierced gallery and fitted with a detachable flower-shaped finial, the rising stand on a square pierced plinth with four ball supports
52 cm. (24 in.) high
on the cover
(2789 gr. gross)
Maker's mark B.V. in rectangular punch, Zug, circa 1800
The urn-shaped samovar with a tap and two loop handles with lion's heads mounts and with a band of scrolling foliage to the rim, the cover with foliate pierced gallery and fitted with a detachable flower-shaped finial, the rising stand on a square pierced plinth with four ball supports
52 cm. (24 in.) high
on the cover
(2789 gr. gross)