BALLET INTEREST: A GERMAN SILVER PRESENTATION SWING-HANDLED FRUIT BASKET

MARK PROBABLY OF GEORG ROTH, HANAU, CIRCA 1910

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BALLET INTEREST: A GERMAN SILVER PRESENTATION SWING-HANDLED FRUIT BASKET
MARK PROBABLY OF GEORG ROTH, HANAU, CIRCA 1910
Oval on pierced circular foot, the body pierced with swags of foliage, foliate scrollwork and putti, an oval reserve to either side, inscribed to one; To Anna Pavlova, as a Token of Admiration and to the other From Theodore Stier and The Orchestra, 1914, with clear glass liner
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
21 oz. (651 gr.)

Lot Essay

Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) was a Russian ballet dancer and principal artist for the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballet Russes, she is widely regarded as one of the finest classical ballet dancers in history.

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