A Würbel & Czokally Silver Figural Punch Bowl and Ladle, Vienna, circa 1880. Marks: (Diana), (maker's mark) . 12-1/2 x 21-1/... (Total: 2 )

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A Würbel & Czokally Silver Figural Punch Bowl and Ladle, Vienna, circa 1880
Marks: (Diana), (maker's mark)
12-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 15-1/8 inches (31.8 x 54.6 x 38.4 cm)
9100 grams (292.58 troy ounces)

This monumental punch bowl epitomizes Viennese court silver of the 1880s-its sculptural vigor, dense ornament, and theatrical scale reflecting the historicist exuberance that defined the Austro-Hungarian decorative arts of the period. With its richly modeled and repoussé surfaces enlivened by cast figural elements and gilded highlights, it embodies the technical mastery and imperial grandeur favored by Vienna's Gilded Age elite. Founded in Vienna by Vincenz Czokally in 1864 and joined soon after by Carl Würbel, Würbel & Czokally became leading producers of court silver for the Habsburg Empire, appointed Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court and supplying elaborate presentation and table silver to the Austrian aristocracy in the final decades of the monarchy.





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