Italian, possibly Venice, 15th century | Mazer Cup

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December 7, 04:50 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Cups and Vessels from an English Kunstkammer

Italian, possibly Venice, 15th century

Mazer Cup

burrwood

inscribed: BENEDICTVS DEVS DONIS SVIS around the rim in gilt lettering

9cm., 3¾in.

Small mazers of the present type were used as individual drinking bowls, otherwise known as murrae usuales, as opposed to the larger vessels for passing around.

RELATED LITERATURE
E. H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, London, 1979, p. 43