AUGSBURG, STAMPED WITH THE MARK OF EMANUEL DRENTWETT, 1716

Details

AN ENGRAVED SILVER-GILT AND CARVED IVORY CUP AND COVER
Augsburg, stamped with the mark of Emanuel Drentwett, 1716
The lid with four carved ivory finials in the form of dog's heads; the body decorated with a cylindrical ajouré ivory relief depicting Diana and her nymphs at a hunt; the stem of the foot with three further putti and animals; the foot also inscribed to the underside with the number '1497'; all four silver-gilt elements stamped with the Augsburg and maker's marks.
Minor wear to the gilding; a vertical shrinkage crack to the main ivory scene; further cracking and losses to the stem of the foot; the ivory finial to the lid lacking.
13 in. (33 cm.) high, overall

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
H. Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, III, Munich, 1980, and supplement, Munich, 1994.

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Lot Essay

Emanuel Drentwett was a member of a celebrated family of gold and silversmiths based in Augsburg which originated in the 16th century and continued until the mid 18th century. Emanuel, who became a master in 1713, is known to have produced at least one other similar ivory cup. This is listed by Seling (supplement, op. cit., p. 66) as having passed through the art market in 1984, and is described as a gilded and engraved ivory goblet depicting a 'Gathering of the Gods' with a figure of Bacchus as the finial. The finial on the present goblet, now lost, probably depicted Diana, and certainly would have been related to the hunting theme evident in the carved ivory frieze.

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