Fine Silver - 27th April 2016
Lot 519
A late-19th century silver-gilt single masted nef
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A late-19th century silver-gilt single masted nef,
with import marks for London 1891, importer's mark of Thomas Glaser,
gilding worn, embossed with mermaids and sea nymphs, 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 and crows nests with figures, with an engraved rudder, on four pierced foliate scroll wheels, length 29cm, height 25cm, approx. weight 19.8oz.