ID 710974
Lot 62 | A GROUP OF SIX GERMAN SILVER-GILT AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED RUBY-GLASS VESSELS
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
- a small oval slightly fluted glass bowl with plain mounts and scroll handles, marked underneath the foot and on rim mounts,
- a larger oval bowl on plain spreading foot, the foliate rim mount applied with two snake shaped handles,
- a cup and saucer with plain mounts, the side handles with winged caryatid motif, marked underneath the foot and on rim mounts
- a small facetted bottle with threaded neck mount and dog finial fitted with a chain,
- a larger bottle of octagonal section etched on the shoulder with a laurel wreath, the neck mount with stylised ovolo border, the detachable cover with triple scroll finial,
- a third bottle of facetted tapered circular section, the neck mount chased with scrolls on matted ground, the detachable cover with double-face putto and dolphin finial
The larger bowl 51/4 in. (13.2 cm.) diameter
The fluted bowl 41/8 in. (10.5 cm.) diameter
The saucer 43/8 in. (11.2 cm.) diameter
The scent bottles 23/8 in. (6 cm.), 57/8 in. (15 cm.) and 47/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high
Medium: | Glass, Silver |
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Category: | Scent bottle |
Medium: | Glass, Silver |
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Category: | Scent bottle |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |
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