ANTIQUE 20thC GERMAN HISTORICIST SOLID SILVER MASSIVE CENTREPIECE BOWL c.1910
20th Century German Historicist Silver centrepiece bowl / jardiniere, impressively large, heavy and and highly-decorative, the lobed oval body applied with scrolls and openwork foliage inspired by the 16th century German silverware produced in Nuremberg, each side is applied with a massive figural handle depicting a dragon. Hallmarked German silver (800 standard), pseudo-mark "n" for Neresheimer & Sohne.
Reference Number: A3981
20th Century German Historicist Silver centrepiece bowl / jardiniere, impressively large, heavy and and highly-decorative, the lobed oval body applied with scrolls and openwork foliage inspired by the 16th century German silverware produced in Nuremberg, each side is applied with a massive figural handle depicting a dragon. Hallmarked German silver (800 standard), pseudo-mark "n" for Neresheimer & Sohne.
Reference Number: A3981
20th Century German Historicist Silver centrepiece bowl / jardiniere, impressively large, heavy and and highly-decorative, the lobed oval body applied with scrolls and openwork foliage inspired by the 16th century German silverware produced in Nuremberg, each side is applied with a massive figural handle depicting a dragon. Hallmarked German silver (800 standard), pseudo-mark "n" for Neresheimer & Sohne.
Reference Number: A3981
DESCRIPTION
Antique 20th Century German Historicist Solid Silver centrepiece bowl / jardiniere, impressively large, heavy and and highly-decorative, the lobed oval body applied with scrolls and openwork foliage inspired by the 16th century German silverware produced in Nuremberg, each side is applied with a massive figural handle depicting a dragon.
The base is Hallmarked German silver (800 standard), pseudo-mark "n" for Neresheimer & Sohne, important silver manufacturer active in Hanau in the late 19th / early 20th century.
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - No damage.
SIZE
Height: 28.3cm
Width: 60 x 28cm
Weight: 4230g