Lot Essay
The coin inset in the base is a Riksdaler from the reign of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, dated 1617.
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MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANN MRMANN, RIGA, DATED 1747, CHASING POSSIBLY LATER
Details
A Baltic parcel-gilt silver beaker
Maker's mark of Johann Mrmann, Riga, dated 1747, chasing possibly later
Tapering and on a gadrooned foot, the body chased and repouss with a scene of Darius' family before Alexander the Great, above a plain band engraved with German inscription in Gothic script, moulded rim, the base inset with a coin, marked on base
8.3/8in. (21.5cm.) high
17ozs. (533gr.)
Maker's mark of Johann Mrmann, Riga, dated 1747, chasing possibly later
Tapering and on a gadrooned foot, the body chased and repouss with a scene of Darius' family before Alexander the Great, above a plain band engraved with German inscription in Gothic script, moulded rim, the base inset with a coin, marked on base
8.3/8in. (21.5cm.) high
17ozs. (533gr.)