Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th April - 13 Apr 2022
A large late 19th century German silver nef
A large late 19th century German silver nef,
with pseudo earlier marks,
the hull embossed with classical scenes and with twelve canons, with figure head and anchor and chain, on four wheels with dolphin mounts, the deck with a pierced rope-work gallery, and with various figures and cannons, with turreted towers and canopies, with two masts in full sail and with crow's nests, height 59cm, approx. weight 103oz.