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BOISGIRARD - ANTONINI

Estimate €1,200 - €1,500
Description
RHYTON Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, Vienna Silver rhyton (drinking cup) depicting a deer’s head, with a flared conical body decorated with an amati pattern imitating the coat, the interior in vermeil; the antlers forming the handle, the rim and the ring adorned with oak leaves and acorns. Silver of at least 800 ‰ fineness, Austrian work (Vienna), dated 1854; Austrian hallmarks; interior vermeil. Manufacturer’s mark ‘M&K’ for Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, silversmiths in Vienna. The firm Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, which operated under this name from 1830 to 1869, was one of the most prestigious silversmith’s workshops in Vienna; later becoming J. C. Klinkosch, it was one of the purveyors to the Imperial Court of Austria. Vienna, 1854. Height: 17.5 cm — Weight: 280 g. References: for two similar examples, see Sotheby’s, London, 28 April 2016, lot 247, and Sotheby’s, Geneva, 13 May 1986, lot 97.
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About the sale Charity sale in aid of the Petits Frères Des Pauvres charity
Auction location
Auction time 10/25/2026 at 10:00 AM
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