Fine Silver - 27th April 2016
Lot 518
A late-19th century silver two masted nef
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2200
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Description
A late-19th century silver two masted nef,
with import marks for London 1895, importer's mark of Edwin Bryant,
with traces of gilding, embossed with Neptune and mermaids, foliate scroll decoration, with a winged mythical beast figure head and anchor, the deck with figures, canons and a canopy over a table, the rigging with figures, on four pierced foliate scroll wheels, length 35cm, height 39cm, approx. weight 66oz.