The 'Flaschner Gessel' (Tinsmiths) cup. A German parcel-gilt standing cup and cover, Johan Eissler, Nuremburg, 1670

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Property of an Important European Collection

The 'Flaschner Gessel' (Tinsmiths) cup. A German parcel-gilt standing cup and cover, Johan Eissler, Nuremburg

1670

inscribed DER FLASCHNERGESSLEN BECHER, embossed and chased with products of the guild, three elaborate chain-hung flasks and an ewer, with the names of the officers of the guild Die 3 Geschworne Maister Paulus Lanner, Andreas Shauer, Valentin Seifffert, dated 1680, lion finial, Charity stem, embossed and chased at the foot and cover with baroque flowers and fruit

36cm. 14 1/4 in. high

462g, 14oz 16 dwt

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A hanging sign for the Nuremberg Tinsmiths (1699-1713) in the Germanisches National museum ( http://objektkatalog.gnm.de/objekt/Z463) includes the family names of Lanner and Schauer. The armorial supporters of this sign repeat the finial of the cup; crowned rampant lions Langued (tongues out).