LOT 644
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Lot 644
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE VIENNESE ENAMELED CORNUCOPIA HORN, LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HERMANN BOHM. Of naturalistic scrolled tapering form with a sculpted figure of Hercules supporting the horn form while kneeling atop a bell shape scenic enameled plinth with silvered foot rim repoussed with figures of wild game and champlevé scrolls. The horn with five scenic enameled reserves each depicting classical figures in various activities and divided by silvered and pierced mounts with enameled scrolls, surmounted with a fixed enameled domed cover below a sculpted Renaissance figure. Stamped "HB" and "A" on foot rim. Height 28 inches (71 cm).
Estimate:
$20,000 - 30,000
€ 15,400 - 23,100
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