A rock-crystal cup and cover with jewelled silver-gilt mounts, Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1890 in the shape of a carp, its body carved with gills and scrollwork, the naturalistic face accentuated with two garnet eyes, the mounts applied with emeralds, garnets and pearls within scrolling bands of enamel in similar colours, surmounted by a small figure of Poseidon, all balanced on the strong arms of a merman, the tail enamelled with pale blue scales, resting on a domed rock crystal foot within a further jewelled border, maker's mark, post-1872 Vienna standard mark, later French import marks 30cm., 11 3/4 in. high2 To view Shipping Calculator, please click here.Condition ReportSome losses to enamel, the figure of Poseidon now detached from lid; otherwise generally in good order The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
A rock-crystal cup and cover with jewelled silver-gilt mounts, Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1890 in the shape of a carp, its body carved with gills and scrollwork, the naturalistic face accentuated with two garnet eyes, the mounts applied with emeralds, garnets and pearls within scrolling bands of enamel in similar colours, surmounted by a small figure of Poseidon, all balanced on the strong arms of a merman, the tail enamelled with pale blue scales, resting on a domed rock crystal foot within a further jewelled border, maker's mark, post-1872 Vienna standard mark, later French import marks 30cm., 11 3/4 in. high2 To view Shipping Calculator, please click here.Condition ReportSome losses to enamel, the figure of Poseidon now detached from lid; otherwise generally in good order The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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