Lot 153
  • 153

Groupe en argent et métal argenté comprenant un encrier en forme de tête d'éléphant, XIXe siècle, une tête de renard et une de sanglier et un gobelet de chasse en tête de lièvre, modernes

Estimate
700 - 1,000 EUR
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Description

  • silver, silvered metal
  • Haut. du lièvre 11 cm ; the hare head 4 1/3 in. high
l'éléphant en métal argenté en tenue de parade, la prise en forme de singe assis jouant de la flûte, les têtes de renard et de sanglier en argent par Gabriele de Vecchi, Milan, modernes, le gobelet en tête de lièvre en métal argenté moderne estampé EW

Literature

D. RIAHI, Argenterie décorative de la collection Djahanguir Riahi, 2012, n.p.

Condition

Good overall condition. A glass liner missing on the elephant-shaped inkstand.
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