Details
On spreading foot chased with cross-bands and applied with Roman coins, the slightly tapering body chased with scrolls and foliage on matted ground and applied at intervals with Roman coins, the hinged cover with cherub holding a vacant shield finial, the base applied inside with a Saxon coin, marked underneath and with later Dutch control mark
834 in. (22 cm.) high
16 oz. 8 dwt. (511 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 7 November 1997, lot 45, then by descent.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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For the maker's mark see E. Kőszeghy, Magyarországi őtvősjegywk a kőzépkortòl 1867-ig [Goldsmiths’ hallmarks in Hungary from the Middle Ages to 1867], Budapest, 1936, p. 246, no. 1391.

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