A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Large Cup and Cover (Traubenpokal), Michael Mullner, Nuremberg, Circa 1630

Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, Sold to Benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation

A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Large Cup and Cover (Traubenpokal), Michael Mullner, Nuremberg, Circa 1630

modelled as a bunch of grapes, the stem formed a vine stalk being felled by a harvester with axe, the high, waisted and lobed foot pricked with scrollwork, the finial formed as a spray of flowers issuing from a two-handled vase, borders of cut sheet scrolls

maker’s mark and city mark on rim of body and foot, maker’s mark on cover, the base scratched with numbers and weight 31== and 30 ?

30 oz 5 dwt

939.2 g

height 18 ¾ in.

48.2 cm