Details
Cylindrical tapering and with scroll handle, female bust and foliate scroll thumbpiece, the hinged domed cover inset with a medallion engraved with a merchant's mark within a shield beneath the letters VP and the date 1564, the body engraved overall with strapwork and applied with three cast cartouches, the first depicting a figure kneeling before a flaming altar, the second depicting a female figure and the third a female figure being presented by a solider to a seated king, the cover applied with a cast band of putti and sea monsters, the underside of the base inset with an oval gnadenpfenning dated 1602, marked on footrim
578 in. (15 cm.) high
17 oz. 10 dwt. (546 gr.)
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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