Silver-plate highly stylized classical ewer with various etched and applied floral details and an elegantly modeled double arch handle form
Marks: Heraldic Coat-of-Arms
H: 11″ x W: 8″ x D: 5″
This is a Rococo Revival inspired wine ewer that shows the design transition of the last quarter of the 19th Century and leading up to the curvaceous designs of the Art Nouveau Era. The classical form of this ewer has an ancient precedent as well.
Lacloche Freres, Fancy 18K gold card case inset with 54 triangle cut Rubies (approx. 10 carats TW), an oval cabochon ruby for the closure button and champleve arching white enamel scallop details on the front and back, 18K gold, signed, c. 1930
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