Lot 492
  • 492

A silver figural ornament, A. Sokolov, St Petersburg, circa 1870

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Silver
  • width 28cm, 11in.
cast and chased as a maiden giving a drink to a mouse from a water jug, a boat emerging from linen folds, later engraved in Italian 'In homage/ to the spouses/ Natalia/ and Domenico Brazzofolli/ Constantinople/ 16 April 1925', 84 standard

Condition

Excellent condition and well cast. Interior fitting suggests this was previously part of a larger object, possibly a stone clock.
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