Late Victorian Silver-plated Epergne

Description:

Late Victorian Silver-plated Epergne, England, c. 1870, candlestick form, with scalloped frosted trumpet vase extending to turned columnar form highlighted with bird figures linked by a chain, above a medial tray, surmounting a baluster-form waist and winged putti riding serpents over a tripartite base with figural mask drops and foliate feet, ht. 22 1/2, dia. 11 in.
Estimate $300-500


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