A Beautiful 19thC North Italian Ornamental Cup and Cover c.1860

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A Beautiful 19thC North Italian Ornamental Cup and Cover c.1860Origin: North Italian Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 70 Height: 11 inches Depth: 4 inches Width: 7 inches (all at extremities) Expertly carved in bone, elephant's ivory, horn and bronze, the seven sides to the body carved with storks, applied with two zoomorphic bronze handles, the cover surmounted with a small figure of a soldier in ancient armour, probably Mars, the interior part lined in chamfered and stained

German craftsmen (or"ocularists") began to tour the world

William John Warner

with poem titled 'Sensibility' to inscribed label verso

the bust certainly falls within the second tier for quality and although the lady has a certain Scandinavian feel to her

with the textile having no holes

and surviving for over a century

are quite rare today

lace and cloth fabric clothing

Framed: 33

The colours of the ground are red and blue

4 in) long and 163–173 mm (6

Condition is superb with a wonderful patination with no chips or cracks the bone