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Médicis Enchères - Hôtel des Ventes Lyon
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Silver and glass candy dish in the shape of a shell with sca…
See original version (French)
26
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Silver and glass candy dish in the shape of a shell with sca…
See original version (French)
Estimate €250 - €350
Voluntary lot
Description
Silver and glass candy dish in the shape of a shell with scalloped ribs, openwork mount featuring four palmettes on a small plinth, the edges decorated with a frieze of godrons alternating with fillets, handles with two scroll-shaped attachment points, terminating in lioness heads and clusters of fruit; a removable lid with a moulded rim and a dome-shaped handle in the form of an acorn with ribs, set upon a terrace of godrons; a pedestal ringed with a frieze of fine godrons, base edged with a frieze of laurel leaves and fruit, resting on a square plinth with a moulded rim, ball-shaped feet.
First Class Minerva, Master Silversmith: Etienne-Auguste Courtois.
H. 22 cm, D. excluding handles: 11 cm.
Net weight: 335 g.
The lid handle and movable base are loose; the screw is slightly stuck.
See original version (French)
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