A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER POMANDER

Lot 217
12.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 17 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 437268
Lot 217 | A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER POMANDER
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER POMANDER

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1600

Spherical and on spreading base applied with eight brackets, the underside pierced with scrolls, the sides engraved with two cupids, a putto blowing bubbles and another with a surveyor's dividers, each within a circular cartouche surrounded by foliage, the detachable cover with a ring finial opening to reveal the eight segments, each with a sliding cover numbered and engraved with the name of a spice or flower

total height 2 in. (5 cm.)

18 dwt. (29 gr.)

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