A Copper Libation Cup by Magrit Tevan Sale 5 W:22 D:22 INCHES

5 W:22 D:22 INCHES

Circa 1880-1900

The sale particulars described the estate in glowing terms: “If Elysium can be contemplated on earth

Alfred also built a number of cottages on the estate and

A Copper Libation Cup by Magrit Tevan Sale 5 W:22 D:22 INCHESA finely worked and hammered copper libation cup with a silvered interior and a single swept handle. The frieze we think depicts the Israelites returning to Egypt. H: 11 W: 13 D: 16 CM H: 4. 3 W: 5. 1 D: 6. 4 INCHES. Margit Tevan was born on 18 January 1901 in Bekescaba in Hungary into a Jewish family whose father ran an editing house. Margit studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest and was tutored by two of the most famous goldsmiths of the