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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 ridges, openwork mount featuring four palmettes on a small plinth, the edges decorated with a frieze of gadroons alternating with fillets, handles with two attachment points featuring scrollwork terminating in lioness heads and clusters of fruit; removable lid with a moulded rim and a knob shaped like an acorn with ribs set upon a terrace of godrons; 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 feet.
First Class ‘Minerva’ Title, Master Goldsmith: Etienne-Auguste Courtois.
H. 22 cm, D. excluding handles: 11 cm.
Net weight: 335 g.
Lid clasp and fluted base are loose; the screw is slightly seized.
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Lot description modified on 08/24/2026 at 2:43 PM
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