A Sterling Silver Cast, Chased and Filigree-Decorated Egg
late 18th CENTURY
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L O T 26
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The surface punctuated with circular protrusions surrounded by undulating silver filigree to suggest Georgian rolled paperwork or “quillwork.”
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No evidence of damage or repair, decoration in a remarkable state of preservation.
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Owned by Sarah Al-Hamad in Dubai, who sold it to Alexander Ivanov in St. Petersburg in 1976.
LOT 26
A Sterling Silver Cast, Chased and Filigree-Decorated Egg