拍品 331
  • 331

A LARGE GERMAN SILVER-GILT COMMEMORATIVE TANKARD, MATTHÄUS BOCK, KÖNIGSBERG, 1680 |

估價
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • 27.2cm., 10 1/2in. high
cylindrical form, the body embossed and chased with Jephthah and his Daughter, the victorious warrior wrings his hands when he realises the sacrifice he must make, his unsuspecting daughter arrives celebrating with drums and tambourines, the cover inset with a medallion commemorating the marrige of the King of Poland, hollow scroll handle with bifurcated scrolling thumbpiece, marked to cover and body

Condition

Clearly marked to cover and foot. The gilding of nice colour. Good condition.
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拍品資料及來源

The medallion inset into the cover commemorates the marriage of the King of Poland, Władysław IV (1595-1648) and the Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611-1644), in 1637.