AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL EWER

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THE PROPERTY OF A FAMILY TRUST COLLECTED BY THE AMERICAN WIFE OF AN ENGLISH ARISTOCRAT ON HER CONTINENTAL TOURS IN THE LAST DECADE OF THE 19TH CENTURY (LOTS 58-87)

AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL EWER

VIENNA, CIRCA 1870, APPARENTLY NO MAKER'S MARK, ATTRIBUTED TO HERMANN RATZERSDORFER

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AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL EWER
VIENNA, CIRCA 1870, APPARENTLY NO MAKER'S MARK, ATTRIBUTED TO HERMANN RATZERSDORFER
On shaped trefoil base, the polygonal rock crystal stem applied with three seated satyrs supporting the lobed trefoil-shaped body, the front applied with satyr and grotesque monster panel with red and white enamelled wings, the handle formed as a grotesque serpent enamelled in red, green and white, the body with similar enamel straps, the rock crystal engraved with foliate scrolls, marked on handle
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high

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