AN UNUSUAL MODERN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND GEM-SET SILVER JUG
MARK OF STEFANI, BOLOGNA, 20TH CENTURY
Lozenge-shaped, the sides applied with cabochon aventurine quartz and carnelian amidst foliate gilt decoration and strap-work, the ivorine handle terminating at each end in an anthemion, acanthus thumbpiece, the underside of the base engraved with Italian poem
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
AN UNUSUAL MODERN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND GEM-SET SILVER JUG
MARK OF STEFANI, BOLOGNA, 20TH CENTURY
Lozenge-shaped, the sides applied with cabochon aventurine quartz and carnelian amidst foliate gilt decoration and strap-work, the ivorine handle terminating at each end in an anthemion, acanthus thumbpiece, the underside of the base engraved with Italian poem
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
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