Lot 12
  • 12

Deux aiguières autrichiennes, l'une en vermeil, Vienne, 1840, l'autre en argent, vers 1870

Estimate
5,500 - 7,500 EUR
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Description

  • the first handle shaped as a winged mermaid attached to the body with a ram's head, the other shaped as a griffin
  • 31cm et 36cm
  • 12 1/4 in and 14 1/4 in high
la première anse en forme de sirène ailée attachée au corps par une tête de bêlier, la seconde en forme de griffon

Condition

The silver-gilt ewer with worn gilding (pale), the maker's mark partly legible, the silver one on overall good condition, apparently without maker's mark. Both pieces very elegant.
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