Silver - 24th April 2007

Lot 464

A late 19th century Austro-Hungarian art nouveau ewer or pitcher

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A late 19th century Austro-Hungarian art nouveau ewer or pitcher, with a baluster body decorated in high relief with animal pelts and fruiting vines, with a grotesque mask spout and a ribbon-like handle issuing from a bearded mask, maker's mark VH?, Vienna c.1890, 10.75in (27.5cm) high, 36oz.