Daniel Friedrich Metius German silver-gilt beaker

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

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Description

silver
5.2cm, 2in

set with Mariengroschen 1668, 1682 and 1695 of Ernst August and Johann Friedrich of Brunwick Luneburg in flat-chased Régence ornament

Literature

Exh. Cat. Couven-Museum Aachen, 2003, no. 106

Catalogue Note

Daniel Friedrich Metius, the son of Andreas II, was married and had two children. He died on 10 May 1770. His grandfather, father, brother and son were all goldsmiths in Lübben.