A GOLD AND ENAMEL MOUNTED CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL STANDING CUP, PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1880 |

of large and impressive size, the boat-shaped bowl with scrolling handle, baluster stem and oval foot carved with masks, scrolls, and foliage, the two gold mounts with varicolored enamel strapwork

inclusions in the rock crystal, including a dark-colored one on the base; minor chips to base rim; some old glue at top of upper mount, visible through the bowl, otherwise good, impressive scale
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The large-scale and deep-relief carving resembles that on several pieces by Hermann Ratzersdorfer and Hermann Boehm, both of whom used gold mounts on particularly luxurious items.