Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th January 2022 - 26th January 2022
Lot 862
A German silver nef
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A German silver nef,
by Neresheimer of Hanau, with import marks for London 1905, importer's mark of Berthold Muller,
the hull embossed with mythical dolphins, and foliate scroll decoration, fixed rudder, with an anchor and chain, on four pierced wheels, the deck with a pierced gallery and mounted with various figures of sailors and cannons, hinged fore deck, the single mast in full sail and with a crow's nest and rigging, the sails with rope-work decoration, the top of the mast with a foliate scroll motif, height 35.5cm, approx. weight 26.7oz.