Beschreibung:

DescriptionA German agate nef with parcel-gilt silver mounts, marks difficult to read, probably Augsburg, around 1600
standing on an openwork base, the body in agate, openwork deck showing five armed soldiers, one soldier with a rifle at the lookout, engraved under the base ASHZS________________________________________________________________________
Nef en agate montée en vermeil et argent, poinçon difficilment lisible, probablement Augsbourg, vers 1600
reposant sur un piétement ajouré, le corps en agate, le pont ajouré présentant cinq soldats armés, un soldat muni d'un fusil à la vigie, gravé sous la base ASHZS
Haut. 26 cm ; 10 1/4in highCondition reportTo request a Condition Report, please contact thierry.de.lachaise@sothebys.com
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