Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th April - 13th April 2022
Lot 542
A matched pair of German parcel-gilt silver nefs
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A matched pair of German parcel-gilt silver nefs,
with import marks for London 1925 and 1926, importer's marks of Catchpole & Williams Ltd, and John George Piddington,
the hull with and embossed with classical scenes with armorials, the rudder engraved with a mythical dolphin, each hull with eight canons, with an anchor and chain, on four pierced wheels with mythical dolphin mounts, the deck with a canopy, and various figures, with two masts in full sail and with crow's nests, the top of the masts with flags, height 24.5cm, approx. weight 44.8oz. (2)