November Online Auction (Sale #283)
Lot 43:
Description
Viennese Silver and Enamel Horn Form Libation Cup
Polychrome enamel, decorated overall with mythological and allegorical scenes; silver rim on base is marked ‘R.L.’ and ‘A’
Provenance: Collection of Lucy and Stanley Lopata, St. Louis, Missouri; thence by descent
Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Gold Coast) estate
Height: 11 1/4 inches
Condition: Good, base not attached; base having enamel loss on top rim where the metal meets; dragon slightly loose, portion of securing peg seems absent, and having tarnish and white residue; minor areas of scratches and paint loss in the center of the horn; inpainting where dragon head connects to horn; top edges having several small areas of enamel loss; an area of enamel loss and cracked enamel held together with tape; back scroll at top appears to have broken off and been repaired; chip with enamel loss near end of horn tail
Category: Decorative Arts > Objects
Estimated Sale Time: 10:30 am CST
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Condition: Good, base not attached; base having enamel loss on top rim where the metal meets; dragon slightly loose, portion of securing peg seems absent, and having tarnish and white residue; minor areas of scratches and paint loss in the center of the horn; inpainting where dragon head connects to horn; top edges having several small areas of enamel loss; an area of enamel loss and cracked enamel held together with tape; back scroll at top appears to have broken off and been repaired; chip with enamel loss near end of horn tail
Dimensions: 11.25 in
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