Lot 122
  • 122

Cloche en vermeil par Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Paris 1809-1819

Estimate
7,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Cloche en vermeil par Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Paris 1809-1819
  • silver-gilt
  • Diam. 35 cm, 2 013, 6 g ; 13 3/4 in diam. 64oz 15dwt
gravée d'un monogramme (MH?) timbré d'une couronne princière, le haut repercé de quatre petites étoiles, la prise à charnière, gravée à l'intérieur 2 et sur la bordure 50avec un plat en vermeil moderne poinçonné 835 et numéroté 2 sous la base

Condition

usual scratches especially inside the stand - possibly regilt. Monogram is probably that of Grand-Duke Mikhail Pavlovitch.
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