A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT TWIN-BOTTLE CRUET
MAKER'S MARK OF WHS, OR POSSIBLY WM (CONJOINED) HS, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1830, ALSO BEARING DUTCH CONTROL MARKS FOR FOREIGN-MADE SILVER
Oval on four hoof supports, the base pierced with stiff leaves, the openwork fruiting vine frame flanked by ram's head monopodia, the central cylindrical handle applied with rams' masks and two pierced, fluted receptacles, associated glass bottles
11 1/8 in. (28.1 cm.) high
25 oz. (775 gr.)
A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT TWIN-BOTTLE CRUET
MAKER'S MARK OF WHS, OR POSSIBLY WM (CONJOINED) HS, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1830, ALSO BEARING DUTCH CONTROL MARKS FOR FOREIGN-MADE SILVER
Oval on four hoof supports, the base pierced with stiff leaves, the openwork fruiting vine frame flanked by ram's head monopodia, the central cylindrical handle applied with rams' masks and two pierced, fluted receptacles, associated glass bottles
11 1/8 in. (28.1 cm.) high
25 oz. (775 gr.)
