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Lot 141
  • 141

Chaufferette de voyage en argent (scaldino) par Stefano Bucarini II, Rome, 1839-1868

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Chaufferette de voyage en argent (scaldino) par Stefano Bucarini II, Rome, 1839-1868
  • Haut. 31 cm, 562 g en tout sans la doublure ; 12 1/4 in, 18oz 14dwt overall without liner
de forme cylindrique, reposant sur quatre pieds griffes, le corps gravé de guirlandes de feuilles, le couvercle finement ajouré de vasques où s'abreuvent des volatiles, le centre d'un couple se jurant fidélité, la femme assise sur une chaise, l'anse en bois attachée au corps par deux têtes de lions à anneaux mobiles, avec une doublure en laiton

cylindrical, resting on four paw feet, the body chased with foliage garlands, the cover pierced with birds drinking in basins, the centre with a seated woman and a man swearing fidelity, with brass liner

Condition

In overall good condition. Fully marked on neck, town mark on cover. Unusual pattern, nice piercing for the cover.
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