AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL COVERED URN
MARK OF HERMANN RATZERSDORFER, VIENNA, CIRCA 1875
Of oval form with cornucopia handles above lion masks, the border chased with fruit and applied on either side with grotesque horned masks, painted all over with classical scenes of gods and goddesses with attendants in woodland settings, scenes of man-to-man combat and a boar hunt around neck, painted inside base of foot with lake-side scenes, the small detachable, domed cover applied with female figure finial
11½in. (29.2cm.) high; 10¾in. (27.5cm.) wide
AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL COVERED URN
MARK OF HERMANN RATZERSDORFER, VIENNA, CIRCA 1875
Of oval form with cornucopia handles above lion masks, the border chased with fruit and applied on either side with grotesque horned masks, painted all over with classical scenes of gods and goddesses with attendants in woodland settings, scenes of man-to-man combat and a boar hunt around neck, painted inside base of foot with lake-side scenes, the small detachable, domed cover applied with female figure finial
11½in. (29.2cm.) high; 10¾in. (27.5cm.) wide