O4/0971
Austria, Vienna, Victor Nuber (active 1891-1905)
HISTORICIZING GOBLET
end of the 19th century
Decorative goblet with a lid in Neo-renaissance style, crystal glass decorated with cut lenses and matt carved scrolls and dragons, in a silver mounting with relief and engraved décor, set with pearls and rubies and painted with color enamels in technique "ronde bosse", total h. 28 cm, A-H hallmarks S-33, master`s marks "VN", Ag 800/1000. Removable lid topped with a figure of small sitting Bacchus. Condition A/B.
The model for this luxury piece was a crystal set from the Viennese company Lobmeyr, created for the engagement of Crown Prince Rudolf and Princess Stephanie in 1881.