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ANTIQUE 20thC GERMAN SOLID SILVER IMPRESSIVE LARGE NEFF GALLEON SHIP c.1910
ANTIQUE 20thC GERMAN SOLID SILVER IMPRESSIVE LARGE NEFF GALLEON SHIP c.1910
US$16,804.20
Antique 20th Century German very impressive solid silver model of a galleon ship, commonly referred to as a "Nef" made in the style of the 15th-16th Century examples, impressively large and very detailed. The three-masted galleon with pierced gallery and crew on board deck and in crows nests. The hull decorated in relief and applied with grotesque birds and cannons, the hull supported by a detachable stand on wheals. Hallmarked with German silver pseudo marks (800+ standard), Maker possibly Karl Kurz, Kesselstadt, active 1877-1929.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No damage.
SIZE
Height: 56cm
Width: 74 x 12cm
Weight: 3775g
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5456
PRE-OWNED
United Kingdom
Germany
possibly Karl Kurz
c.1910