an-antique-austria-hungarian-800-silver-cup-cover
Lot 545
An Antique Austria-Hungarian .800 Silver Cup & Cover
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
With hallmarks to foot and cover, parcel gilt, period engraving reads "VI. Section / Jubiläums - Pferde - Austellung / Wien 1898 / Gespendent von / Julius von Kwizda / Korneuburg," the baluster form cup featuring engraved and chased decoration and supported on an urn form standard and with applied oval cameo of a Roman soldier in profile, the removable cover with applied openwork fleur-de-lis brackets and surmounted by an urn form finial.

11.75 in. (including finial)

14.6 troy oz.

Collection of Suzanne Goldman, Cary, North Carolina

Top portion of finial detached, but present; slight wobble; a few minor scattered dents; one edge of cover with dent.