Johann Christoph Jancke I silver tureen and cover

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

silver
23cm, 9in wide over handles

fluted oval, detachable cover with feet to form an additional dish, gilt interiors

Literature

Exh. Cat. Couven-Museum Aachen, 2003, no. 169

Catalogue Note

Johann Christoph Jancke I was born in Breslau. He became a master on 6 July 1746 and, a few days later, a citizen. He married Anna Scholtze in 1747 and died in 1780. His son, Johann Christoph Jancke II followed his father as a goldsmith, becoming a master in 1781.