A French silver-gilt, agate, enamel, garnet and pearl tazza, Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, Paris, mid 19th century
A French silver-gilt, agate, enamel, garnet and pearl tazza, Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, Paris, mid 19th century
formed as a tree trunk, a hunter with a spear in the fork trained on a serpent at the base, the enameled branches holding a shallow agate dish, lobed hexafoil base mounted with garnets
marked on base rim
height 7 1/2 in.
19 cm
Provenance:
Christie's London, February 27, 1997, lot 201
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A French silver-gilt, agate, enamel, garnet and pearl tazza, Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, Paris, mid 19th century
formed as a tree trunk, a hunter with a spear in the fork trained on a serpent at the base, the enameled branches holding a shallow agate dish, lobed hexafoil base mounted with garnets
marked on base rim
height 7 1/2 in.
19 cm
Provenance:
Christie's London, February 27, 1997, lot 201