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CIRCA 1870
Details
A MINIATURE GERMAN SILVER-GILT HISTORISMUS MOUNTED IVORY TANKARD IN THE 17TH CENTURY STYLE
CIRCA 1870
The hinged lid and handle cast with a satyr figure, each clasping pearls (not tested for natural origin), the body with relief carving depicting Vulcan at his forge with Juno and Jupiter, with green foiled gem and ruby settings with some paste and synthetic replacements
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1870
The hinged lid and handle cast with a satyr figure, each clasping pearls (not tested for natural origin), the body with relief carving depicting Vulcan at his forge with Juno and Jupiter, with green foiled gem and ruby settings with some paste and synthetic replacements
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 30 November 1982
Special notice
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Please note that the estimate for this lot is £800-1000 and not as shown in the printed catalogue.
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