Lot 206. A North European ormolu-mounted nautilus-shell cup, first half 19th century; 7 1⁄4 in. (19.5 cm.) high; 5 1⁄2 in. (14 cm.) wide. Price Realised GBP 6,930 (Estimate GBP 2,500 - GBP 4,000). © Christie's 2022

With a winged mask and dragons and supported by a snail on oval black slate base, with circular 'Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection' label, inscribed 'WA/40A'.

The Anthony and Marietta Coleridge Collection.

Provenance: Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 May 1996, lot 98.

Christie's. Five Private Collections. London, 5 July - 19 July 2022