Lot 194
  • 194

Cruche en grès montée en argent, région du Rhin, la monture non poinçonnée, probablement Flandres, vers 1585

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Cruche en grès montée en argent, région du Rhin, la monture non poinçonnée, probablement Flandres, vers 1585
  • Silver
  • Haut 19 cm., 7 1/2 in
le couvercle à charnière aux initiales BGGB A dans un cartouche armorié au-dessus de la date 1585 et des inscriptions Schot+Naer Arbeyt Rust,

hinged cover initialled B GGB A in armorial cartouche above the date 1585 and inscribed Schot+Naer Arbeyt Rust,

Provenance

Sotheby's Genève, 13 mai 1991, lot 59
Sotheby's Amsterdam, 23 novembre 1998, lot 389 (Dfl 26,000)

Condition

tiny hole in top of handle mount and general scratches, general condition good, decoration still pretty fresh, simple but very nice object
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