American Art Association, Anderson Galleries; Salomon, William [Oth.]: Important eighteenth century French art (New York: American Art Association, 1928)

72 SECOND SESSION, JANUARY 5, 1928

281. Pair Old English Repousse Silver Sconces
Cartouche-shaped plate, repousse with a wreathed oval cartouche
flanked by putti and surmounted by a cherub-head and an earl’s
coronet; at the base a festooned mascaron. Three angular scrolled
arms for lights. Apocryphal Georgian mark of 1736.
Height, 11 inches; extension, 11% inches
282. Oxydized Silver Statuette of
Aphrodite By Tiffany and Co., New York
Standing nude figure of the goddess of Love, poised on her right foot;
over her left shoulder she holds between her hands a circular mirror.
Oblong base. On wooden plinth.
Height, 15V2 inches
283. Silver Desk Set
Comprising oblong tray with ajoure gallery of interlacing leaf scroll-
ings, two cut crystal ink bottles with silver cover and small silver
taper-holder.
Length, 11 inches
284. Two Augsburg Silver Candlesticks
Plain octagonal balustered and knopped shaft, with bell foot flaring
into molded octagonal base.
Height, 9 inches
285. Early American Repousse Silver Covered
Butter Dish By Meadows and Co., circa 1840
Cover and sides repousses with festoons of blossoms, the former sup-
ported by the finial figure of a cow. Circular base with nulling and
repousse floral ornament.
Height, 7% inches
286. Pair Old Silver Finial Figures
Curving bodies of winged mermaids with acanthus-scrolled bifid tails;
each holding out between her hands a bunch of grapes.
Length, 8 inches
287. Bavarian Repousse Silver Tea-caddy
Elaborate Louis XV decoration of rococo scrollings, shells and blos-
soms, enclosing figures of a woman picking a tea bush, and a man
bearing a smoking cup of tea. Cover with floral finial.
Height, 5^ inches