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A vessel made up of four pieces of rock crystal and three enamelled gold mounts. The bowl is a piece with a diminished arch profile, oval mouth, a decoration of concave double gadroons on the lower part, and eight large gadroons on the upper half that give the surface an undulating appearance. It has engraved vegetable and fruit motifs distributed in festoons with ribbons, which alternate with pat
Vessel made up of four pieces of rock crystal and five green and black enamelled gold mounts. At the base, the bowl has the form of a diminished arch. Four large gadroons form a cruciform and slightly oval mouth. By means of four mounts with a central band decorated with a motif of stripes and ovals, enamelled in black, two handles are supported at the height of the lip. They are in the form of fa
Vessel made up of four pieces of heliotrope and five gold mounts enamelled in opaque sky blue, turquoise, white and black, and translucent green. The irregular body has the form of a scallop shell, with marked gadroons and incisions parallel to the lip, and crudely carved ovals around the rim. On the sides are two small monolithic handles surmounted by enamelled gold mounts representing the heads
This O- 80 Made in a single piece of rock crystal, this masterpiece is a show of technical virtuosity. Its decoration permits philosophical, political or even alchemical readings, since it can symbolise the plenitude of the human being, the Universal Monarchy, or the transmutation of alchemy. Visually, it tells the story of Hermaphroditus, based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The fruit of the union betw
A vessel formed by various pieces of rock crystal joined together by ten enamelled gold mounts. It represents a fantastical animal with short membranous wings, a prolonged neck and an elongated body, carved in a single piece. It has feathers or scales, two small breasts, a row of spikes along the back, and a scaly curling tail. Standing on large bird’s feet, it has a small horn on its head, and it
