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A German parcel-gilt silver cup and cover, Eustachius Hohmann, Nuremberg, circa 1593-1602
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Silver-gilt
- 26.7cm., 10 1/2 in. high
pear form, the lower body chased with foliate strap-work, the cover with stylised urn finial issuing foliate sprays cast from nature, accolee armorials to inside cover, dated 1636, the cast 'wood-cutter' stem below foliate sheet scrollwork, on a spreading circular double-dome foot embossed with husked and lobed bands
Literature
Associated Literature
Marc Rosenberg, Janmitzer, Frankfurt, 1920, p.23-24. various other plates and pages.
Timothy Wilson, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2015, p.38-39
Marc Rosenberg, Janmitzer, Frankfurt, 1920, p.23-24. various other plates and pages.
Timothy Wilson, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2015, p.38-39
Condition
Marked on body, cover and foot. Marks clear. Missing sheet scrollwork below finial. Leaning slightly. Stem is attached to foot but fitting looks original. Overal la few little dents.
"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."
"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 arms on the left of reader (husband) are those of EHINGER of Baltzheim, and those on the right (wife) of FETZER of Ockenhausen.
The nature of the casting to the finial is reminiscent of the work of the silversmith Wenzel Janmitzer who mastered the technique of casting 'from nature', referring to the acquisition and casting acquisition of actual plant and insect specimens.
A similar cup by Tobias Wolf of Nuremberg, with sheet scrollwork finial, is in The Museum Fur Kunst Und Kulturgeshichte Dortmund, and illustrated in Gold Und Silber, Dortmund, 1965, no. 48. Another by the same maker is in the Rudolf-August Oetker Collection; see exhibition catalogue, Monika Bachtler et. all, Die Faszination Des Sammelns, Green Vaults, Dresden and Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, 2012, no.50