Live Auction 7800Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
A CONTINENTAL SILVER CUP FORMED AS A MODEL OF A CAMEL AND RIDER
Lot 201

A CONTINENTAL SILVER CUP FORMED AS A MODEL OF A CAMEL AND RIDER

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH CENTURY

Closed17 November 2009

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GBP 16,250

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A CONTINENTAL SILVER CUP FORMED AS A MODEL OF A CAMEL AND RIDER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH CENTURY
In the 17th century taste, humouristically cast, the rider detachable and with detachable head
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
41 oz. (1,282. gr.)

Specialist note

Possibly based on a model by Johannes I Mayr, Augsburg, circa 1660 (see Christie's, Paris, The Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, 24 February 2009, lot 179).