Bidspirit auction | Viennese Silver and Enamel Horn

Viennese Silver and Enamel Horn Form Libation Cup - Viennese Silver and Enamel Horn Form Libation Cup Polychrome enamel, decorated overall with mythological and allegorical scenes; silver rim on base is marked 'R.L.' and 'A' Provenance: Collection of Lucy and Stanley Lopata, St. Louis, Missouri; thence by descent Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Gold Coast) estate Height: 11 1/4 inches Condition: Good, base not attached; base having enamel loss on top rim where the metal meets; dragon slightly loose, portion of securing peg seems absent, and having tarnish and white residue; minor areas of scratches and paint loss in the center of the horn; inpainting where dragon head connects to horn; top edges having several small areas of enamel loss; an area of enamel loss and cracked enamel held together with tape; back scroll at top appears to have broken off and been repaired; chip with enamel loss near end of horn tail Category: Decorative Arts > Objects Estimated Sale Time: 10:30 am CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs: Photograph #1 Photograph #2 Photograph #3 Photograph #4 Photograph #5 Photograph #6 Photograph #7 Photograph #8 Condition: Good, base not attached; base having enamel loss on top rim where the metal meets; dragon slightly loose, portion of securing peg seems absent, and having tarnish and white residue; minor areas of scratches and paint loss in the center of the horn; inpainting where dragon head connects to horn; top edges having several small areas of enamel loss; an area of enamel loss and cracked enamel held together with tape; back scroll at top appears to have broken off and been repaired; chip with enamel loss near end of horn tail Dimensions: 11.25 in