Completely carved in pear wood in shape of a nautilus shell on a pokal-alike foot. The base shows full-round carved crabs and snails. The surface of the bowl with carved foliage of scrollings and fruits, masks, dragons; at center of both sides an elongate-oval locket with depictions of resting naiads. As handle a discretely sculptured naiad with cupid. Source: Hugo Helbing Kunsthandlung and Kunstversteigerungshaus: Kunstbesitz eines Berliner Sammlers. Katalog Nr. 49; Math. Lempertz'sche Kunstversteigerung: Eine bekannte Süddeutsche Privatsammlung and anderer Privatbesitz, Katalog Nr. 395.
Provenance
Collection Jakob Goldschmidt, Berlin, Auction at 11/12th March 1938 by Math. Lempertz, Cologne. CatalogueNo: 30 (Auktionshaus Hugo Helbing, 1936); 185 (Math. Lempertz, 1938)
