DOI Seite / Zitierlink:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.6656#0043
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Flask or Bottle of Rock Crystal.
Height 12 in. Breadth 6^ in.
Figures of syrens, beautifully worked in gold, and enriched with enamel and precious stones, form
the handles of this magnificent bottle, which is here represented on a scale but little smaller than the
original. The foot, or base, is likewise of gold, and ornamented in the the same manner as the handles.
The engraved subjects on the flask itself, referring to the cultivation of the vine, are executed in somewhat
shallow intaglio. The mounting and workmanship of the whole lead to the conclusion, that it was executed
during the seventeenth century.
Flask or Bottle of Rock Crystal.
Height 12 in. Breadth 6^ in.
Figures of syrens, beautifully worked in gold, and enriched with enamel and precious stones, form
the handles of this magnificent bottle, which is here represented on a scale but little smaller than the
original. The foot, or base, is likewise of gold, and ornamented in the the same manner as the handles.
The engraved subjects on the flask itself, referring to the cultivation of the vine, are executed in somewhat
shallow intaglio. The mounting and workmanship of the whole lead to the conclusion, that it was executed
during the seventeenth century.