Auction 28
Russian icons. Enamels and Silver. Decorative Arts. Editions of Cossack emigration. Soviet avant-garde
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Feb 27, 2025
Germany
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LOT 66:
Dish "Venus Rosewater". - Great Britain, 19th century. - Diameter: 45 cm.
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Sold for: €240
Price including buyer’s premium:
€
297.60
Start price:
€
200
Estimated price :
€300 - €600
Buyer's Premium: 24%
VAT: 19%
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Dish "Venus Rosewater". - Great Britain, 19th century. - Diameter: 45 cm.
Description:
Since 1864, similar dishes have been awarded to the winners of the Wimbledon Tennis Cup. "Temperance" sits in the center, holding a lamp and a jug. It is surrounded by images of gods and elements, and on the outer edge Minerva sits over the seven Liberal arts: Geometry, Arithmetic, Music, Rhetoric, Dialectic, Astronomy and Grammar. The rest of the dish space is filled with decorative ornaments with floral motifs. On the reverse side is a medal with a man's profile and a motto.
Defects:
Condition report by request.
