A GERMAN SILVER NEF, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The shaped square base chased with dolphins in rough seas at the corners below a merman-form stem, the nef chased with scrolls and cattails framing scenes of Triton and Amphrite, the removable deck with figures of the captain and numerous sailors climbing the full rigging and tending to the sails, marked on flange of deck
23 in. (58.5 cm.) high
51 oz. 2 dwt. (1,589 gr.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 February 1999, lot 140.

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