Tour ornementale en argent, émail et lapis lazuli, Hermann Böhm, Vienne, fin du XIXe siècle

chaque panneau latéral en lapis orné d'un médaillon en arc avec un chevalier en émail entre deux colonnes surmontées de nymphes très légèrement vêtues, dans des panneaux repercés et émaillés, surmonté d'une cloche, poinçons de maître et de contrôle

each of the five sides panelled in lapis and enclosing an archway with enamelled figure of a knight between columns topped with scantily-clad nymphs, within pierced and enamelled panels and below a belled turret, maker's mark and Vienna control marks, mounted on stand to form an electric lamp

Would benefit from professional cleaning; generally good condition but some enamel losses particularly near the top; some figures and tip of tower askew; lacking finial; some cracks but no losses in lapis veneer.
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