Lot 107
  • 107

Grand centre de table en argent, Autriche, vers 1890, poinçon d'orfèvre BF

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Grand centre de table en argent, Autriche, vers 1890, poinçon d'orfèvre BF
  • silver
  • Long. 64 cm, haut. 50 cm, 7 137 g ; 25 1/4 in long, 19 1/2 in high, 229oz 9dwt
reposant sur quatre pieds ornés de cartouches dont deux gravés, l'un d'initiales et l'autre des dates 1870-1895, le fût à décor de dauphins crachant dans de larges coquilles, la prise formée de quatre putti, symboles de l'Amour, et entourés de deux larges vasques

on four feet, the centre with dolphins and large shell, the finial shaped as four putti symbolising Love, with two large basins on each side

Condition

usual slight scratches and dents but in overall good condition
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