Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th January 2016
Lot 259
A 19th century Peruvian silver incense burner
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £450
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Description
A 19th century Peruvian silver incense burner,
the base with unidentified marks,
modelled as a standing stag, with a hinged pierced cover with a bird finial, on an oblong base on four scroll feet, length 22cm, height 24cm.
For a similar example see: Three Centuries of Peruvian Silver, Exhibition catalogue, Smithsonian Institution, December 19 1967- February 14, 1968 page 43.