Lot 14
  • 14

An Austrian enamel and silver gondola-form nef, late 19th century

Estimate
16,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • height 12 1/4 in. (31cm)
the domed base painted with Neptune, the gondola painted on one side with a triumph of Amphitrite, the other with figures of the Arts, Commerce, Fame, War, etc., the prow with Venetian lion, the inside with sea-creatures, the cabin painted outside with lovers in landscapes and inside with canal views below swallows in flight, marked on figure and foot