Lot 23
  • 23

An Italian silver marine-theme centerpiece, Mario Buccellati, 20th century

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on tail fin of fish M. Buccellati, 925, and with maker's mark, the net and basket apparently unmarked
  • silver
  • length over handles 20 in.
  • 50.8 cm
the woven two-handled basket with detachable top of fully-modeled shells, crustaceans, octopi, and fish on a detachable net with two buoys at corners

Condition

in good condition, Italian maker's mark illegible due to the textured surface of the fin
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