Property from an Old German Private Collection
A German silver-gilt tankard, maker's mark 'P', Augsburg, circa 1600
Lot Closed
December 5, 04:00 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
The cylindrical body chased and embossed with grotesque winged figures amongst scrolls, the scroll handle with bifurcated thumb-piece, the underside of the base engraved with a coat-of-arms; together with a parcel-gilt silver beaker, maker's mark 'IGB[?]', Lüneburg, circa 1680, the sides embossed with flower and scrolling foliage, on three ball feet, sold with an old inventory index card with expertise by the art historian and museum curator Dr. Horst Appuhn.
Tankard
16.5cm, 6½in. high
560gr., 18oz
Beaker
8.5cm, 3¼in. high
105gr., 3¼oz
Acquired by the great grandfather of the present owner
thence by descent