Lot 291
  • 291

An Austrian Silver-Gilt and Enamel-Mounted Rock Crystal Goblet and cover, Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1880

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on base rim
  • Silver-gilt, Enamel, Rock Crystal
  • height 8 1/4 in.
  • 21cm
engraved with satyr's masks, lions' heads and birds in scrolling foliage, the silver-gilt mounts enameled with geometric patterns on a white ground, cover with baluster finial; fractures to rock crystal

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 23 June 1983, lot 92

Condition

as noted re: fractures, chip to edge of cover, abrasion to some enamel "jewels", old glue at top of pedestal foot
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