A GERMAN SILVER-GILT KIDDUSH CUP, FRANZ CHRISTOPH MEDERLE, AUGSBURG, 1761-63
Auction Closed
November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT KIDDUSH CUP, FRANZ CHRISTOPH MEDERLE, AUGSBURG, 1761-63
octagonal bowl chased with Rococo motifs below later Hebrew inscription, baluster stem, base chased with shellwork
marked on upper rim with maker’s mark and city mark probably incorporating the letter P
height 5 in.
12.7 cm
Franz Christoph Mederle, of Stein, Austria, master in Augsburg 1729, died in 1765, specialized in religious silver. See Helmut Seling, Die Augsburger Gold-und Silberschmiede, p. 551, no. 2219.