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Abraham Drentwett IV two German silver serving dishes
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- silver
- 25.6cm, 10in wide and 30cm, 11 ¾ in diameter
respectively deep shaped square and shaped circular, engraved with identical coat-of-arms, cartouches and coronets
Literature
Exh. Cat. Couven-Museum Aachen, 2003, no. 152A and 152B
Catalogue Note
The arms are those of Counts Guilizzoni from Cerro, a small fishing village on the Laggo Maggiore, Italy. The family made their fortune in the 16th century thanks to the commerce of coal which they even exported to the Pontifical State. In 1698, Giovanni Antonio was jurist and acquired the fief of Monticello Novarese. The family also built the Palazzo Perabò in Cerro, which is now the Museo Internazionale Design Ceramico. For further information, see the article “I Guilizzoni di Cerro notai, mercanti e conti (XV-XVIII sec.)”, Verbanus, 19-1998, L. Besozzi.
Abraham Drentwett IV was born in 1711 and became a master in 1741. He married Anna Rosina, daughter of Johann Heinrich Mannlich, a year later and died in 1785. Drentwett was among the goldsmiths who assisted with the making of the Hildesheim dinner service and he also worked on the service ordered by Catherine the Great for the governments of Perm and Kharov.
Abraham Drentwett IV was born in 1711 and became a master in 1741. He married Anna Rosina, daughter of Johann Heinrich Mannlich, a year later and died in 1785. Drentwett was among the goldsmiths who assisted with the making of the Hildesheim dinner service and he also worked on the service ordered by Catherine the Great for the governments of Perm and Kharov.