ANTIQUE 19thC GERMAN SOLID SILVER GILT PAIR OF OSTRICH FIGURES c.1860
19th Century German silver-gilt pair of figure modelled as ostriches. The figures with removable heads, are well-refined and are realistically engraved to the very last detail, the body applied with bushy wings and tail and standing on a domed base. The base applied with various animals, such as a lion, fox, boar, frogs and other various insects and crustaceans, amongst lush plants and vegetation.
Reference Number: A6624-6625
19th Century German silver-gilt pair of figure modelled as ostriches. The figures with removable heads, are well-refined and are realistically engraved to the very last detail, the body applied with bushy wings and tail and standing on a domed base. The base applied with various animals, such as a lion, fox, boar, frogs and other various insects and crustaceans, amongst lush plants and vegetation.
Reference Number: A6624-6625
19th Century German silver-gilt pair of figure modelled as ostriches. The figures with removable heads, are well-refined and are realistically engraved to the very last detail, the body applied with bushy wings and tail and standing on a domed base. The base applied with various animals, such as a lion, fox, boar, frogs and other various insects and crustaceans, amongst lush plants and vegetation.
Reference Number: A6624-6625
DESCRIPTION
Antique mid-19th Century German solid silver-gilt pair of figure modelled as ostriches. The figures with removable heads, are well-refined and are realistically engraved to the very last detail, the body applied with bushy wings and tail and standing on a domed base. The base applied with various animals, such as a lion, fox, boar, frogs and other various insects and crustaceans, amongst lush plants and vegetation. Hallmarked German silver 13 (812 silver standard), this mark commonly found on German and Prussian silver from the 18th and 19th century.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 31cm
Width: 20 x 14.5cm
Combined Weight: 1420g
