A German silver-gilt cup, probably Jermias Bair II, Augsburg, circa 1620

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No ReservesUK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

January 18, 05:20 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Berkeley Collection at Spetchley Park

A German silver-gilt cup, probably Jermias Bair II, Augsburg, circa 1620

The bowl with graduated shell motifs in the bottom half below an inscription dated for 1646, the lip engraved with swags of fruit and a coat-of-arms,

18.5cm., 17 ¼in. high

138gr., 6oz.

Inventory […] of the Furniture and Effects at Spetchley Park, Worcester, 1949, 'Chalice, silver-gilt, foreign and dated 1646' in the Butler's Safe.