Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, Sold to Benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation
A German Silver-Gilt-Mounted Coconut Tankard, Circa 1570-90
Lot Closed
April 19, 04:36 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, Sold to Benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation
A German Silver-Gilt-Mounted Coconut Tankard, Circa 1570-90
the rim engraved with arabesques, the scroll handle with interlaced ribbonwork, the thumbpiece a winged male bust, the finial as a warrior with shield on raised disc, the nut enclosed by three straps with leaf-tips edges, the stepped, domed foot flat-chased with strapwork on stippled ground
marked on front rim with maker’s mark MP conjoined in shaped shield and city mark a lion rampant looking left in circle
height 10 in.
25.5 cm
S.J. Phillips, London, 1999
