Lot 181
  • 181

An Austrian silver-gilt mounted carved ivory cup and cover, Vienna, 1852

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • marked with city mark and Imperial warrant double eagle
  • height 17in.
  • 43cm
the ivory body carved with spear-carrying riders with mustaches and soft hats, accompanied by dogs in a woodland setting, the silver-gilt finial formed as a similarly-dressed female, the other mounts in Renaissance style with scroll brackets, chased foliage, faceted "gems" and fruit swags, lobed and chased foot

Condition

re-gilt, age crack to ivory, tip of spear to finial figure bent down, otherwise good, nice modeling to finial
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