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A similar salt cellar by Hans Liebmann of Kulmbach (1597?-1631?) is illustrated in M. Rosenberg, Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen, Frankfurt, 1923, pl. 60
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A PAIR OF EARLY GERMAN SALT-CELLARS
probably by Gregorius Schuelein (Rosenberg, 4049), Nuremberg,
circa 1600
Each on three foliate scroll bracket feet and with deep plain bowl, the triangular border with three lobes each cast and chased with an animal, a lion, a rabbit and a dog, each spandrel cast and chased with a mask, 8.5 cm side, 2.3 cm high
(132 gr) (2)
probably by Gregorius Schuelein (Rosenberg, 4049), Nuremberg,
circa 1600
Each on three foliate scroll bracket feet and with deep plain bowl, the triangular border with three lobes each cast and chased with an animal, a lion, a rabbit and a dog, each spandrel cast and chased with a mask, 8.5 cm side, 2.3 cm high
(132 gr) (2)