PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1880
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A GOLD- AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A FANTASTICAL BEAST
PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1880
The body with a removable lid and on a baluster stem with gold and polychrome enamel mounts; the tip of the tail possibly replaced; repairs
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1880
The body with a removable lid and on a baluster stem with gold and polychrome enamel mounts; the tip of the tail possibly replaced; repairs
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Please note the additional provenance for this lot:
Lady Astor of Hever, sold Christie's London, 16th December 1986, lot 175 (£13,200).
Please also note that the biberon is probably of Viennese manufacture and not French as stated in the catalogue description.
Lady Astor of Hever, sold Christie's London, 16th December 1986, lot 175 (£13,200).
Please also note that the biberon is probably of Viennese manufacture and not French as stated in the catalogue description.
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