Lot 23
  • 23

A pair of Silesian armorial oil and vinegar flasks circa 1740

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • 12.2cm., 4¾in.
each faceted shouldered tapering form finely engraved with the arms of a Cardinal within an elaborate scroll cartouche, below a band of foliate swags, the shoulder with a leafy band below the short cylindrical neck

Provenance

Josef Mahler Collection, New York, his sale, Wiener Kunstauktionen, Vienna, 27th September 1994, lot 77

Condition

one with polished chip to base
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