Neresheimer
A Superb German 19th Century Nef
Neresheimer
A Superb German 19th Century Nef
Hanau circa 1890
Goldsmith’s hallmark of Neresheimer & Co.
Imported into Chester 1909
Height: 114cm, 44 ¾ in
Weight: 9,761gr., 313 ¾ oz
Modelled as a fantastical ship with an infant Bacchus figurehead, the deck with three masts and figures engaged in battle while others enjoy a meal.
Neresheimer was based in Hanau and founded in 1890 as a partnership of August and Ludwig Neresheimer with Jean Schlingloff. Right from the start Neresheimer offered a wide range of highly decorative objects like nefs, tankards, coconut and nautilus cups, and other sumptuous sideboard pieces.
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