3 Oct 2012
11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Silver and Objects of Vertu incl. Flatware
Back to auction 20207
Silver and Objects of Vertu incl. Flatware
Back to auction 20207
An impressive pair of Victorian silver fish servers
by Francis Higgins, London 1855
Each handle realistically modelled as a bacchant draped with entwined fruiting vines, the hexafoil junction embellished with continued vine leaf decoration, the blade centre pierced and engraved with a putti astride a swan within a foliate ground, the tine engraved with foliate scrolls, in a fitted red leather case, length of slice 34cm, weight 12oz. (2)
Each handle realistically modelled as a bacchant draped with entwined fruiting vines, the hexafoil junction embellished with continued vine leaf decoration, the blade centre pierced and engraved with a putti astride a swan within a foliate ground, the tine engraved with foliate scrolls, in a fitted red leather case, length of slice 34cm, weight 12oz. (2)
Sold for
£3,625
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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