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An Austrian silver-gilt, enamel, and rock crystal charger, marked KB probably for Karl Böhm, Vienna, circa 1910
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marked on reverse and on each foot; central panel cracked
- Silver-gilt, Enamel, Rock Crystal
- 12 1/4in.
- 31.1cm.
with female terms supporting baskets of fruit, separating engraved rock crystal panels surrounded by varicolored Renaissance style strapwork
Provenance
Miss Elisabeth Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, sold by her executors
Sotheby's, Buckinghamshire, West Wycombe Park, 22 June 1998, lot 612
Condition
as noted re: cracks to central panel, rubbing to high spots of enamel, white enamel possibly touched up with paint, otherwise good, good scale and impressive design
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The term figures on this piece, and several other mounts, also appear on the mounted lapis basin marked KB from the collection assembled by the American wife of an English nobleman in the last decade of the 19th century (Christie's London, 25 November 2008, lot 86).