Page 630 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Here is the standing cup; a
deliciously exuberant creation in the
high Chinese style. Having an
elaborate dragon head finial atop a
stepped domed lid with chased and
repoussé foliate and fruit decoration
surrounding the swirling high relief
tail of the dragon. The main body of
the cup carries a high relief, highly
detailed allegorical scene of figures
within a palace scene, a centred
shield-shaped cartouche and flanked
by a pair of naturalistic vine handles.
The cup issues from a cornucopia
carried by a female figure
accompanied by a child and a faun
who stand grouped on the circular
base, itself decorated with bands of
alternating high relief and engraved
foliate and floral motifs. The cup, as
can be expected, has a parcel gilded
interior.

The cup was offered at auction in
2013 and achieved $22,500.