Details
Formed as a bee skep, the cylindrical body on spreading foot and with detachable domed cover, chased all-over with horizontal bands and spiral foliate garlands, two bees near the foot-rim, the cover applied with detachable cast bee finial, marked on base and cover bezel
4 in. (10 cm.) high
5 oz. (184gr.)
Provenance
Possibly with Louis Wine, Dublin, 1964.
A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 1 December 2004, lot 646.
Literature
The Connoisseur, 'Louis Wine Advertisement', August, 1964 p. vii.
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