Timbale à côtes pincées en vermeil par Jean-Frédéric Fritz, Strasbourg, 1753

reposant sur un piédouche godronné, le corps gravé d'un cartouche contenant l'inscription 2 Reconnaissance de la Probité du Sieur franc Maire dans l'exercice de Maire de la ville de Sarrebourg suivant la délibération du 25 février 1753, le col gravé d'une frise de rinceaux et fleurs sur fond amati (étiquette PJB 56)

In overall good condition, usual scratches commensurate with use, the gilding partly worn, particularly on the flutes. Marks under the base:the three marks very legible (date letter B) Good weight, nice engraving.
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Une timbale de même modèle et à inscription par la veuve Fritz datant de 1776-1781 est illustrée dans Hans Haug, Le siècle d'or de l'orfèvrerie de Strasbourg, Kugel, 1964 , n° 87