A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)

Lot 108
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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£ 10 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 108 | A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
PROBABLY SWITZERLAND FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The gold body of the zarf decorated with a baroque pattern set with gemstones, incised below with stems and palmettes, narrowing to a gem-set knop and splayed foot, the rim scalloped, the interior plain with small apertures for the stones, the two cups of fine white-glazed porcelain with a flared mouth, gold bands to the mouth and foot, in satin-lined red presentation box, the gold zarf weighing 62.5g
Zarf 2 ¼in. (5.8cm.) high




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Anon. sale, Sloan and Kenyon, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 16 November 2003, lot 981
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