Lot 107
  • 107

An Austrian silver-gilt and enamel covered cup, Hermann Böhm, Vienna, circa 1880

Estimate
5,500 - 6,500 USD
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Description

  • marked throughout
  • silver, enamel, hardstone
  • height 17 1/8 in.
  • 43.5 cm
baluster form painted with classical vignettes and with borders of Renaissance-style strapwork enclosing masks, birds and rabbits, the stem with a band of Roman warriors modeled in relief, the finial as a courtier raising a cup

Condition

small chips to enamel borders, minor areas of restoration to seams, one stone missing from rim, otherwise good
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