Nautilus shell cup
Artist: Unknown
ovoid foot with beaded edge and silver rim decorated with scrolls and flowers; long stem with silver and gilt figure of Neptune with long hair and beard, holding a trident, riding a hippocamp; Neptune wears elaborate scrolled crown; nautilus shell forms cup, decorated with gilt and silver mountings with swags, a grotesque face, two caryatids, and a satyr, with two crabs and two turtles holding decorative silver ball pendants; topped with Jonah (?) emerging from the whale's mouth; whale ridden by Cupid (?), holding gold reigns
- Date
- c. 1660-1680
- In our collection
- since September the 6th, 2013 up to now
- Dimensions
- 15 9/16 x 7 3/4 x 4 5/16 in. (39.55 x 19.69 x 10.95 cm)
- Location
- G350
- Medium
- Nautilus shell, silver, parcel-gilt
- Price
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- Composition
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atium 25% oxygen 8% iron 1% cadmium 64% zinc 2%