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A German engraved and gilt beaker and a cover probably Lauenstein or Emde, second half 18th century
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- 19cm., 7½in.
the cylindrical form engraved with flaming hearts, scroll, a sun and a moon, inscribed in gilding Denen seyder Mond verdecht / Dem im Herzen Falschheit steckt on one side and Denen Sol die Sonne Scheinen / Die es Redlich mit mehr meinen, below a gilt rim, the base cut with a star, associated domed cover
Provenance
Helmuth Meißner, Dresden (from whom seized by the East German Secret Service for export in 1982; withdrawn from export for the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin (East) at Schloss Köpenick)
Restituted from the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin to the heirs of Helmuth Meißner in 2007