An unusually large German parcel-gilt silver coin-set tankard, possibly Freidlander Brothers of Berlin, circa 1871
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November 13, 03:02 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
An unusually large German parcel-gilt silver coin-set tankard, possibly Freidlander Brothers of Berlin, circa 1871
fitted with 19th century German thalers in moulded reserves, the handle well modelled in the form of a gaping satyre's mask with female warrior thumbpiece surmounted by the crown of Germany and armorial embossed, and moulded with verse 'EINST ALS. THALER STOLZER PRAHLER' and 'YETZT AM BECHER SORGENBRETHER', apparently unmarked; with an engraving of the original owner C. A. Martius by Emil Orlik
51cm., 20in. high
7,590gr, 244oz
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Sold, Christie's, Geneva, 13 May 1981, lot 161 for CHF48,000
A similar but enormous tankard twice the size of the present one, which is already large, was marked by Friedlander brothers of Berlin and given by William I of Germany to his Chancellor Otto von Bismark in 1871, at the former's coronation in 1871 as German Emperor. see Christies Geneva, 20th November 1979 lot 220
The bohemian artist Emil Orlik moved to Berlin in 1905 and took a post at the "School for Graphic and Book Art" of the Museum of Decorative Arts (Kunstgewerbemuseum), now part of the Berlin State Museums. He taught at the Berlin College of Arts and Crafts, where one of his students was George Grosz.