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A SUPERB AMETHYST GLASS VASE INTAGLIO CUT WITH LEDA AND THE SWAN GOLD AND SILVER MOUNTED
OF OVAL SHAPE
THE AMETHYST GLASS HAS DEEP INTAGLIO CARVING
PROBABLY CARVED BY E H DREYFOUS
Edouard Henry Dreyfous. Edouard Henry Dreyfous, originally from Paris, also had premises in New York and Paris; his main shop, however, was in London. He sold furniture, antiques and objets d''art; some of the latter bore the company''s stamp, especially his clocks and glassware. Both Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary were patrons of Dreyfous and he was the holder of a royal warrant.
THE CARVING/ENGRAVING IS SUPERB
THE VASE HAS AN UNDULATING SHAPED TOP
SITTING IN A SOLID SILVER AND HIGH CARAT GOLD OVAL FRAME MOUNT
BEARING FULL ENGLISH SILVER HALLMARKS FOR LONDON 1912
HAVING THE MOUNTERS NAME OF FINNIGAN''S OF NEW BOND STREET
HEIGHT 16.5cm
BASE WIDTH 10.5cm
BASE DEPTH 8cm
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Internal Reference: SA/YSS
Antique Number: SA1007548
Dateline of this antique is Edwardian
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