grand bol en vermeil et argent par Philipp Jakob Drentwett I, Augsbourg, 1644-1647

polylobé, les anses fondues, gravé de cinq armoiries entre 1664 et 1798, l'intérieur gravé des initiales As et l'inscription Vivat. Burgsittensen. 1769

octafoil, cast handles, engraved with five pairs of armorials 1664-1798, inside initialled AS and inscribed Vivat. Burgsittensen. 1769

Collection européenne.

good clear marks on body and foot, foot has a later nut, colour of gilding very attractive, engraving of armorials still crisp, very well modelled handles, overall good condition marked on body and detachable foot poinçons sur le corps et pied détachable
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Ce bol fut probablement utilisé lors de baptêmes par la famille Scholtz von Schnudensee, dont les armes sont gravées à plusieurs reprises. Les autres armes sont celles de la famille Bremer de Nassau et Hanovre datées 1701, des von Bülow de Saxe, datées 1769, des Grote de Hanovre, datées 1798, probablement celles des Stoltzenberg de Brunswick datées 1740, et enfin celles d'une famille non identifiée datées 1664. Un site internet  (http://www.tiste.de/unser_dorf/unser_dorf.php) indique que la famille Schulte possédait les terres de Burgisttensen, situées entre Brême et Hambourg, entre 1660 et 1680.

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The bowl may have been used for christenings by Scholtz von Schnudensee family, whose arms are repeated on the bowl. They appear with those of an unidentified family 1664, Bremer of Nassau and Hanover 1701, probably Stoltzenberg of Brunswick 1740, von Bülow of Saxony 1769 and Grote of Hanover 1798.
A modern website (http://www.tiste.de/unser_dorf/unser_dorf.php) records the family Schulte as owning the land around of Burgsittensen from around 1660-1880.