Part II: Une demeure princière, La résidence de son Altesse Cheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani, Kunstkammer

A German silver-gilt cup and cover, possibly Liebenstein, circa 1590

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

trumpet form, the body chased with floral strapwork and birds, the border with the inscription 'ALBERT UND CONRAD VON UND Z LIEBENSTAIN G EVETERN', the cover with a finial modelled as a soldier, marked on the base, the rim and the cover with maker's mark

53.3cm, 21in. high

962gr., 30¾oz

Gregory de Ligne Gregory (1786-1854) of Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire, by bequest to;

Sir Glynne Earle Welby-Gregory 3rd Bt. (1806-1875) and then by descent;

Christie's, London, 26 November 2014, lot 604

Inventory of articles (heirlooms, including library and works of art) at Harlaxton New Manor House, 1864-66, National Archives, Kew, Ms. J 90/1217, p. 57, no. 15, ‘Plate and Silver Gilt’:

No. 15, ‘A high cup and cover – 30 oz. 17 dwt.’

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