A parcel-gilt silver tankard, maker’s mark HK conjoined crowned, probably Brassó, late 16th century

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November 13, 01:04 PM GMT

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50,000 - 70,000 GBP

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Property of an Important European Collection

A parcel-gilt silver tankard, maker’s mark HK conjoined crowned, probably Brassó, late 16th century

Of tapering cylindrical form, embossed and chased with feathery strapwork, strapwork-divided fruit roundels, jewels and fruit on matting, classical masks at the thumbpiece, terminal of the handle and hinge, turned vase finial, fitted inside with a detachable disc cast and chased with a female personification of Summer

34cm., 13 1/2 in. high

1108gr, 35oz 12dwt

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The maker’s mark HK crowned appears to be recorded from a Brassó hallmarked cup and cover in the Magyar Nemzeti Museum, Budapest, which shares an almost identical finial with this tankard. The cup was also exhibited István Fodor et al., Baroque Splendor, The Art of the Hungarian Goldsmith, New York, August 25-October 30, 1994, no 3, at which exhibition the cataloguers described the mark as “HK’ without illustrating it. Since almost all maker’s mark in Brassó (Kronstadt) at this period are crowned it is reasonable to assume that like it is on the tankard, this 'HK' mark on the cup was also crowned. A late 16^th century unmarked Transylvanian beaker in the same museum has feathery strapwork and fruit roundels divided by strapwork like those on the tankard. See same exhibition no.1.