Grand dromadaire en cuivre doré, dans le goût du XVIIe siècle, Allemagne, vers 1860,

reposant sur une terrasse ovale à quatre pieds, la terrasse ornée de deux serpents, trois lézards et une grenouille, le dromadaire monté par un sauvage en pagne et coiffe de plumes tenant une épée; poinçon sur le haut de la bosse; poinçon apocryphe de Dentzig et peut être de Neresheimer à Hanau

Very large size. Gilding slightly worn mainly on the indigene leg and on the four scroll feet. Marked under the indigene. Impressive and highly decorative piece.
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