
No reserve
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
the circular base chased with foliage, the stem modelled as a triton riding a dolphin and supporting the abalone shell, marked on the base with standard mark and maker's stamp
22.5cm, 8⅞in. high
2079gr., 66¾oz total
Sotheby's, London, 23 January 2014, lot 110
Eduard Wollenweber specialized in items mounted with stones or shells and featuring marine motifs, such as a centrepiece shaped like three shells resting on three seahorses (Sotheby's, London, 23 January 2014, lot 119) and a piece featuring a nautilus shell and silver (Sotheby's, Paris, Hôtel Lambert, *Une Collection Princière*, Vol. II: Kunstkammer, 12 October 2022, lot 205).
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