The deep circular bowl supported on sculptural winged beast supports, chased and engraved with scrolling grapes and grapevine on a tooled ground, the shoulders with band of scallop shells below the notched rim applied with coat-of arms, a crests and trophies of agriculture and maritime commerce, the high domed cover with lobes spaced by panels of crashing waves, the large finial formed as a knight in armor beneath an oak tree, gilt interior, marked on underside
23¹⁄₂ in. (59.7 cm.) high
183 oz. 14 dwt. (5,713 gr.)

The Victor Niederhoffer Collection of Trophy and Presentation Silver; Sotheby's, New York, 15 December 1998, lot 171.

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