A rock-crystal cup and cover with silver-gilt mounts, Continental, late 19th century

A rock-crystal cup and cover with silver-gilt mounts, Continental, late 19th century

carved in the shape of a duck on an oval rock-crystal base, wearing a reeded gilt collar, the gilt mounts decorated in a zig zag pattern, on an oval rock-crystal base, apparently unmarked

height 9 1/2 in.; width 9 in.; 24,13 cm; 22,86 cm.

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Coupe couverte en cristal de roche montés en argent, Europe continentale, fin du XIXe siècle

sculptée en forme de canard sur base ovale, portant un collier doré en roseau, les montures dorées décorées d'un motif de zigzag, apparemment non poinçonnée 

height 9 1/2 in.; width 9 in.; 24,13 cm; 22,86 cm.