AUCTION 53: A NEW YORK ART FALL SALE

A SILVER-MOUNTED SHELL COURT JESTER FIGURE, 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: $1,700

Estimated price: $2,000 - $2,200

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A figure of a court jester made primarily of silver within which is set a polished nautilus shell to act as the belly. The silver is set throughout with red, blue, and green cabochons. In his left hand is a blue stone sphere and in his left is a mobile with four arms from which hang cut crystal ornaments.

Continental Europe, 19th Century.

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Dimensions: 9 in., (22.9 cm.)

Condition: Near perfect condition with only the most minor signs of wear.