Lot 145
  • 145

Brûle-parfum en forme de dindon en argent filigranné, non poinçonné, probablement Ayacucho, Pérou, XIXe siècle

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Brûle-parfum en forme de dindon en argent filigranné, non poinçonné, probablement Ayacucho, Pérou, XIXe siècle
  • Haut. 20 cm, 768 g. ; 8 in high,
le haut du corps et les ailes mobiles à charnières, le volatile reposant sur une terrasse ovale sur quatre pieds

Literature

Pour un dindon assez proche fait à Ayacucho, voir Cristina Esteras Martin, Plateria del Peru Virreinal, n° 103 p. 290.

Condition

In overall good condition.
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