A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED NAUTILUS CUP IN THE FORM OF A GOOSE AFTER THE RENAISSANCE MANNER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1880
Standing on a simulated rocky base chased with a lizard, snail and two beetles, the bird chased with feathers and set with pastes, the hinged wings forming the cover
14 in. high (35.8 cm.)
A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED NAUTILUS CUP IN THE FORM OF A GOOSE AFTER THE RENAISSANCE MANNER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1880
Standing on a simulated rocky base chased with a lizard, snail and two beetles, the bird chased with feathers and set with pastes, the hinged wings forming the cover
14 in. high (35.8 cm.)
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