A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER EWER
CIRCA 1560, POSSIBLY ITALIAN
Ovoid and on a stepped pedestal foot, the gilt foot chased with foliage, the lower body and rim chased with gilt strapwork, with a scrolling figure capped handle with a bearded grotesque mask terminal flanked by two winged lions, the opposite side applied with a female mask, the elongated spout with a beaded rim, the foot and handle marked with a later French tax mark
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high
28 oz. (876 gr.)
A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER EWER
CIRCA 1560, POSSIBLY ITALIAN
Ovoid and on a stepped pedestal foot, the gilt foot chased with foliage, the lower body and rim chased with gilt strapwork, with a scrolling figure capped handle with a bearded grotesque mask terminal flanked by two winged lions, the opposite side applied with a female mask, the elongated spout with a beaded rim, the foot and handle marked with a later French tax mark
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high
28 oz. (876 gr.)
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