Lot 13
  • 13

An Austrian enamel and gilt-metal roc, late 19th century

Estimate
22,000 - 26,000 USD
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Description

  • height 24 1/4 in. (61.6cm)
formed as the crowned bird, the body painted with an infant Jupiter with the goat Amathea on Mount Ida, and with Cupid presenting Psyche to Venus, the base with Jupiter and a pair of tragic lovers, the detachable cover painted between the wings with a Roman wedding, toilet of Venus, and a supplicant; the interior painted with a sacrifice to Venus and Cupid and en grisaille with a nymph crowning a term of Pan