Embossed and chiseled silver nef. Late 19th century. Within glass case with wooden base.

Embossed and chiseled silver nef. Late 19th century. Within glass case with wooden base.
g 2600; nef cm 48x45x10, base cm 57x19,8x4,9, glass case cm 53x53x15,7
in the form of a three-masted sailing ship, subdivided into two interlocking overlapping parts, keel resting on four wheels decorated with embossed mythological scenes, upper part with hoisted sails and figures on board. French import hallmarks (weevil hallmark in use since 1893). An almost identical nef is published in the book NEFS, NAVI D'ARGENTO, by Maurizio Fusi, Rima Editrice Milano, 1977, plate 34.