Ridgewood, NY
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Details
- Dimensions
- 7ʺW × 5ʺD × 9.75ʺH
- Brand
- Benjamin Schlick
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Malachite
- Silver
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Emerald
- Condition Notes
- Good minor rubbing/ wear on the silver surround Wear consistent with age and use. Good minor rubbing/ wear on the silver surround Wear consistent with age and use. less
- Description
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A fine quality mid-19th century silver electroplate sculpture of a nude male figure after the antique, on original malachite base. …
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A fine quality mid-19th century silver electroplate sculpture of a nude male figure after the antique, on original malachite base.
A classical motif portraying a young boy wrestling a serpent while on a lion rug surrounded by a three dimensional frieze.
signed Benjamin Schlick ( 1796-1872)
Benjamin Schlick was a Dane that lived in France and was made a Chevalier of the French Légion d'Honneur. He later moved to England and worked for Elkington Mason & Co. Some of his patrons were Frederick VI of Denmark, Charles X of France, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Prince Torlonia in Rome and Prince Nicolai of Russia.
An inkwell desk accessory by Benjamin Schlick was chosen by Queen Victoria as a gift to her husband Prince Albert in 1950.
Can be used as an accessory, in a vitrine, display cabinet, as a work of art on a coffee table, console, dresser...... less
Ridgewood, NY
Super Seller
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