21 Nov 2007
11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu
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Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 15315
A late 17th century Dutch silver beaker,
maker's mark a device(?) probably Nijmegen 1676-77,
tapering form with flared rim, the sides engraved with an upper band of geometric scrolls entwined with trailing foliage, the sides also engraved with birds perched on a branch, a bumblebee, a spiders web and a moth, later gilded interior and script initials, height 13.2cm, weight 5oz.
tapering form with flared rim, the sides engraved with an upper band of geometric scrolls entwined with trailing foliage, the sides also engraved with birds perched on a branch, a bumblebee, a spiders web and a moth, later gilded interior and script initials, height 13.2cm, weight 5oz.
Sold for
£1,920
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:- Given by Lord Hatherley, Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister William Gladstone, and thence by decent to the present owner.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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