Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume II : Kunstkammer
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume II : Kunstkammer
A Transylvanian/Hungarian parcel-gilt silver tankard, Hans Henssel, Nagyszeben, circa 1605
Auction Closed
October 12, 05:41 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A Transylvanian/Hungarian parcel-gilt silver tankard, Hans Henssel, Nagyszeben, circa 1605
inverted trumpet shape, engraved with arabesques in strapwork and inset with casts of six antique coins, armorial engraved, initialled DBK on a stylized animal skin for the guild of Furriers and dated 1605, maker's mark only, later French control marks
height 9⅝in.; weight 22,2 oz.; 24,5 cm; 630 g.
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Chope en argent et vermeil par Hans Henssel, Nagyszeben, vers 1605
le corps gravé d'arabesques et serti de six pièces de monnaie antiques, gravée d'armoiries et des initiales DBK sur une peau d'animal stylisée pour la Guilde des Fourreurs, datée 1605
height 9⅝in.; weight 22,2 oz.; 24,5 cm; 630 g.
Walter Sigmund Emil Adolf von Pannwitz (1856-1920), Munich
Galerie Helbing, Munich, October 1905
Prof. Dr. Alfred Pringsheim (1850-1941), Munich, probably acquired at the above sale Confiscated from the above by the Nazi authorities in 1938
Deposited with the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in 1941
Transferred to the Central Collecting Point, Munich
Restituted to the Pringsheim heirs in 1953
Gallery Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York, 1953
Christie's Geneva, 6 November 1969, lot 116
J. Kugel, Paris
Christie's London, 14 June 2005, lot 66
Galerie Neuse, Bremen
Dr. István Heller Sold Sotheby's London, 4 December 2012, lot 216
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Walter Sigmund Emil Adolf von Pannwitz (1856-1920), Munich
Galerie Helbing, Munich, octobre 1905
Prof. Dr. Alfred Pringsheim (1850-1941), Munich, probablement acquis lors de cette vente
Confisqué au précédent par les autorités Nazies en 1938
Deposé auprès du Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, en 1941
Transferré au Central Collecting Point, Munich
Restitué aux héritiers Pringsheim en 1953
Galerie Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York, 1953
Christie's Genève, 6 novembre 1969, lot 116
J. Kugel, Paris
Christie's Londres, 14 juin 2005, lot 66
Galerie Neuse, Brême
Dr. István Heller
Sotheby's Londres, 4 décembre 2012, lot 216
The arms are those of Scheu.
The connection between the Sheu family and the guild of Furriers in Sibiu has not been established but the word Scheu was a medieval occupational name for a sheep-shearer, or someone who trimmed cloth. In the Pannwitz collection catalogue of 1905 there is mention of a medallion inside the tankard.
Hans Henssel of Sibiu (Hermannstadt) became a master goldsmith in 1604 and there are references to him until 1632. This present tankard is his only recorded work to have been identified.