Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms is that of the Alsatian town of Benfeld. Reviving a custom of ancient times, Alsatian towns used to give silver beakers, engraved with the town's arms, to new members of the City Council.
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A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT RATSBECHER
Strasbourg circa 1720, maker's mark of Jean-Louis II Imlin
The plain body on a flat base, the straight, slightly everted sides engraved with lines at the base and lip, engraved with coat-of-arms under base, marked under base - 10 cm (4 in) high
143 grs.
Strasbourg circa 1720, maker's mark of Jean-Louis II Imlin
The plain body on a flat base, the straight, slightly everted sides engraved with lines at the base and lip, engraved with coat-of-arms under base, marked under base - 10 cm (4 in) high
143 grs.