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LOT 1437
Greek Style Silver Bowl Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 - 4 3/4 in. (249 grams total, 11.2 - 12.2 cm).
Group of two silver 'Phiale Mesomphalos' bowls comprising: squat-bodied with short neck and everted rim, repoussé rosette fluting to the base and lower body, central gilt mesomphalos surrounded by punched triangles; similar with repoussé palmettes to the sidewall, mesomphalos surrounded by a braided wreath. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection, before 1980.
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