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Lot 1031 Dα

A pair of Venetian silver-mounted ewers in a fitted case

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 10:00 - Decorative Arts - Silver, Porcelain, Faience
Estimate: 3.500 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.536 € (incl. premium)

A pair of Venetian silver-mounted ewers in a fitted case

Ovoid glass vessels with milk glass and bubble inclusions mounted with silver straps adorned with female herms and cast silver scroll handles. The lids with vase shaped cast silver finials. In a gold embossed leather case.
Unidentified assay mark "FP", late 17th C.

Provenance

From an important Italian collection.

Literature

Cf. cat. Das weiße Gold von Venedig, Filigranglas für die Kunstkammern Europas, Munich 2014, for copious illustrations.