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Antoine Vechte (1799-1868), silver vase with Scylla on finial topper and numerous marine figures celebrating the Triumph of Galatea (1843), fabricated in Paris, now displayed at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, BK-2013-3.

Rijksmuseum label: “Twisting sea-gods, monster-like fish heads on the base and mermaids wrapping themselves around the handles; this dynamic silver vase is crawling with mythological sea creatures. The central depiction features Neptune, ruler of the sea, tamer of the waves. Nineteenth-century artist Antoine Vechte executed these fantastic designs with a hammer and punch, both the flat and the three-dimensional decoration. He drew his inspiration from the work of famous 16th-century Renaissance artists.”
Vechte's name is inscribed and dated on the right-front footing of the vase: "ANT VECHTE FAC[iebat] MDCCCXLIII".

Abigail M's description: "[The vase] has depictions all around of ocean creatures with Neptune at the center front of the vase. ... I find it compelling because it seems as though her lower half begins to turn into a female dog, with fur and teats, and then transitions into tentacle-like extremities." — Frontal detail visible here; rear detail here; higher-res full image here.