SILVER HISTORICIST TABLE STAND

Austria-Hungary, Vienna, probably Victor Nuber, late 19th century
A luxurious figural table stand in the form of a shell crowned by a siren figure, on a stem in the form of a water bird with a frog in its beak, on a domed circular base imitating terrain, on four feet in the form of mascarons. Ag 800/1000. Total (gross) weight 444 g, H. 26 cm. Hallmark S-30, master`s mark "VN". Condition B. A piece of the floral garland on the shell rim is missing (ca 1 cm).