Emanuel Drentwett small German silver-gilt ecuelle and cover

flat-chased decoration  

 

Exh. Cat. Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, 2004, no. 78A
Klaus Pechstein, ‘Schätze deutscher Goldschmiedekunst, Ergänzung zu den Ausstellungen in Lüneburg und Pforzheim’, Weltkunst, July 1993, pp. 1657-1659, fig. 414

In overall good condition, scratches inside, gilding partly slightly worn, mainly on cover. Legible marks under the base and on cover rim, assay scrapes under the base and inside cover rim. Good weight.
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Emanuel Drentwett, as the son of Philip Jacob Drentwett III, was the third generation of goldsmiths in his family. He was baptised on 15 October 1681, became a master goldsmith in 1713 and, in 1716, married Elizabeth, the daughter of goldsmith Johann Georg Priester. Two years later, he married Regina Catharina, the daughter of another Augsburg goldsmith, Christian Schliebers. He was elected Beschaumeister for 1737 to 1740, and head of the guild for 1744 to 1745. He died in 1752, but his widow continued to operate his workshop until 1763.