A hardstone goblet with enamelled silver-gilt mounts, European, 19th century

Property of a European Family
A hardstone goblet with enamelled silver-gilt mounts, European,
19th century

the stepped carved agate lid surmounted with a carnelian-coloured hardstone finial, the silver-gilt mounts enamelled with leafy scrollwork including serpents, snails and fruit in late 17th century taste, the baluster stem with green enamel borders around carnelian-coloured stone, the circular base with traces of painted gold foliage and a zig-zag mount around the bevelled edge, apparently unmarked,
13.7cm., 5⅜in. high

Condition Report:
Overall in good condition, bar cracks to hardstone to the foot; interestingly some of the natural flaws to the agate on the lid have been emphasised in gold

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