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1565
Rare Pair of English Silver Dome Covers John Hunt 1857
- Item Number: 1565
- Weight (Troy Oz): 52.85
- Height: 4 1/2"
- Width: 7 1/4"
- Length: 9 1/2"
- Category: Novelties Tureens
- Maker: English/Continental
$9,500.00
Description
A pair of antique English sterling hallmarked silver dome covers done in the Teniers style which is using motifs and figures from the Flemish painter David Teniers the Younger. This pair is hallmarked London 1857 by John Hunt. Both have Russian hallmarks for St Petersburg stamped next to the London hallmarks.
The decoration depicts cast figures applied to the finely chased landscape surfaces. The cast finials are figures of men bolted to the domes. Monogrammed on the bottom edge. Good condition.
