A LARGE GERMAN SILVER NEF, HANAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A LARGE GERMAN SILVER NEF, HANAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the three masts and deck fully manned and rigged with sailor figures, the detachable deck on four dolphin feet, the hull chased with mermen, putti, and dolphins, with a fully-modeled female figurehead and a rudder chased with dolphins, on four wheels pierced with dolphins

the hull and front sail with Hanau pseudo marks

210 oz

6531 g

length 40½ in.; height 27½ in.

103 cm; 70 cm