We are grateful to Dr. Sam Segal for confirming the attribution from a photograph.

The bell shaped beaker to the right of the tazza is a Dutch silver Wager cup. These originated in Antwerp in the 16th Century and are extremely rare. The sphere surmounting the cup contained either a die or, as in the present picture, a bell, and was usually surmounted in turn by a suspended smaller cup which would catch any spills from the larger cup. The silver-gilt mounted Nautilus cup is typical of those found in the Northern Netherlands, particularly in the motif seen here of a figure astride a sea monster.