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A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER NEF -FORM DRINKING CUP, GEORG MÜLLNER, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1641-1646 | A German parcel-gilt silver nef -form drinking cup, Georg Müllner, Nuremberg, circa 1641-1646
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Haut. 28 cm ; 11 in. high ; 372,7 g. ; 13,2 oz
shaped as a ship resting on four wheels, with figures confronted on the stern and the bow, body chased with dolphins, the spout cast as a dragon's head
Condition
Some scratches and minor dents to the surface and the edges. Some oxidation traces in places. Marked on body upper rim together with assay-scratch. Very nice and rare model because of soldiers fighting on the deck In overall good condition.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
This model of drinking cup designed as a nef on wheels was widespread in Nuremberg throughout the 17th century. The nef-shaped cups by Tobias Wolff, Esaias zur Linden and Georg Müllner are typical of Nuremberg's production. These moving drinking vessels were fitted with a small handle on the ship's stern, and a spout dispensing the beverage along the bow. The Rudolf-August Oetker collections and Hessisches Landesmuseum in Kassel have several copies created in Augsburg or Nuremberg.