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Lot 40
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Balduin Drentwett German silver-gilt double cup

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 33.5cm, 13 1/4 in high
embossed with putti masks, fruit and strapwork on matting, detachable bases

Provenance

F. Payer, Zurich

Literature

Exh. Cat. Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, 2011, no. 8A

Condition

normal little scratches, dents, wear etc. but generally condition very good, colour very nice, overall condition excellent, marked on bases.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

The town marks on this cup are not perfectly clear. They resemble most closely, Seling no. 0290  for 1620-24 but could possibly be 0090 for 1585-1590.  Balduin Drentwett (1545-1627) , Goldsmith and medallist, who spent three years at the court of Duke Philip of Baden, came to Augsburg from Ostfriesland where he became a master in 1575. He was the founder of one of the great dynasties from Augsburg,  counting at least  eight generations of Goldsmiths there, who intermarried with such other illustrious goldsmith families as Baur, Heuglin, Adam, Mannlich, Bartermann and Schaffler.
Balduin Drentwett was born in 1545 in Wilhelmshaven, Ostfriesland. He settled in Augsburg in 1575 as a goldsmith and medallist and married Sophie Birk in the same year. He is also recorded as having lived and worked for a short period in Baden.