TWO GERMAN SILVER-GILT, ENAMEL, AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL FIGURES MARK OF LUDWIG NERESHEIMER, HANAU, CIRCA 1900
Each modeled as a Renaissance figure with a cape and armor decorated in blue or green enamel and brandishing a mother-of-pearl sword and shield, with black enamel hats, one with silver feathers, both standing on a circular lobed base, marked on socle of base and with Austrian and Hungarian import marks
51⁄2 in. (14 cm.) high, the taller
11 oz. 10 dwt. (358 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Please note that earlier cataloguing for this lot listed it as gold. The two figures are in fact sliver-gilt. Please contact the department should you have any questions.
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Each modeled as a Renaissance figure with a cape and armor decorated in blue or green enamel and brandishing a mother-of-pearl sword and shield, with black enamel hats, one with silver feathers, both standing on a circular lobed base, marked on socle of base and with Austrian and Hungarian import marks
51⁄2 in. (14 cm.) high, the taller
11 oz. 10 dwt. (358 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
Please note that earlier cataloguing for this lot listed it as gold. The two figures are in fact sliver-gilt. Please contact the department should you have any questions.