AN UNUSUAL AND RARE SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL EWER

Lot 125
23.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Prix de départ
£ 25 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 125 | AN UNUSUAL AND RARE SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL EWER
Valeur estimée
£ 25 000 – 35 000
AN UNUSUAL AND RARE SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL EWER

MARKED VAILLANT, MAKER'S MARK 'J.V', ST PETERSBURG, 1858

Cylindric body cast and finely chased as a trompe l'oeil bearskin, on a circular foot modelled as a bear trap, with scroll handle entwined with a rope terminating in two tassels, the thumb-piece cast as a ribbon, with a long S-shaped spout, the hinged cover surmounted by a finial cast as Dionysus sitting on a wine barrel, the cover engraved with coat-of-arms of Helsinki and inscription in Swedish '1st Prize at the Helsinki City Regatta 18-85', the handle with ivory insulators, interior gilt, marked on body, cover and under base

13 in. (33 cm.) high

45.9 oz. (1,428 gr.) gross

Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
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20.11.2020 – 22.11.2020
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