A LARGE CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT AND PEARL-SET CUP AND COVER PROBABLY GERMAN, 19TH CENTURY
In late 15th century style, the octafoil base lobed rising to a paneled stem and lobed reel-form body, chased overall with tracery and applied with curled foliage and crouching beasts, the openwork foliate rim forming a detachable crown and set with Baroque pearls, conforming cover with steeple finial rising from a crown, apparently unmarked
225⁄8 in. (57.5 cm.) high
61 oz. (1,897 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 July 2012, lot 158.
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In late 15th century style, the octafoil base lobed rising to a paneled stem and lobed reel-form body, chased overall with tracery and applied with curled foliage and crouching beasts, the openwork foliate rim forming a detachable crown and set with Baroque pearls, conforming cover with steeple finial rising from a crown, apparently unmarked
225⁄8 in. (57.5 cm.) high
61 oz. (1,897 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 3 July 2012, lot 158.
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