A Baltic parcel-gilt silver beaker and cover, Michael Kresner III, (Riga), circa 1760

A Baltic parcel-gilt silver beaker and cover, Michael Kresner III, (Riga), circa 1760

Tapering, cylindrical with spreading foot and gadrooned rims, fitted with ten 17th and early 18th century coins and medals enclosed by engraved foliage, the base with a Wismar 32 Schilling, dated 1632, cover spirally fluted as seen from the inside, the cover fitted with an early 18th century embossed plaquette of an equestrian figure behind a tree in a military setting, maker's mark only

28cm., 11in. high

1146gr, 36oz 16dwt