aiguière en vermeil probablement par la veuve de Jeremias I Wildt, Augsburg 1613

repoussée et ciselée de fruits et légumes, et de macarons/ masques grotesques sur un fond amati, le couvercle et pied détachable

embossed and chased with fruit and vegetable clusters on matting, grotesque mask, detachable cover and foot

Handle has been refixed at join with body at top, some peeling losses to mercury gilding, dent and small split at neck join of one cherub's head, a few dents at the opening for cover, good mark on the foot, generally in good condition, nice colour
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Jeremias I Wildt mourut en 1608. Le poinçon de maître dur cette aiguière étant clairement celui de Wildt et la lettre date étant pourtant celle de 1613, il se peut que la veuve de Widlt ait maintenu l'atelier après la mort de son mari comme cela était fréquemment le cas. Cette aiguière figure dans l'inventaire de la famille Rothschild de 1876 effectué après la mort du Baron Meyer, ainsi que dans l'inventaire de 1884 qui  la situe dans un cabinet de Boule, dans la Chambre de Limoges dans les Mentmore Towers. Voir Sotheby's Londres, 1999.

Provenance

Baron Meyer Amschel de Rothschild (1818-1874) qui construisit Mentmore Towers (Buckinghamshire)
Sa fille Hannah (1851-1890) qui épousa le 5e Earl of Rosebery
Magnificent Silver-gilt...From the Rothschild and Rosebery collection, Mentmore, Sothebys, Londres, 11 Février 1999, lot  6

Jeremias I Wildt died 1608. As the maker's mark appears to be  clearly that of Wildt and the year mark that of 1613, it is possible that Wildt's widow maintained responsibilty for the workshop after his death as was known to happen.  

This ewer is recorded in the Rothschild family inventory of 1876 compiled after Baron Meyer's death, and the inventory of 1884 where its location is recorded on a Boule cabinet in the Limoges Room at Mentmore Towers.  See: 1999 sothebys sale catalogue referred to below. 

Provenance

Baron Meyer Amschel de Rothschild (1818-1874) who build Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire
His daughter Hannah (1851-1890) who married 5th Earl of Rosebery
Sold Magnificent Silver-gilt...From the Rothschild and Rosebery collection, Mentmore, Sothebys, London, 11 February 1999, lot  67