Lot Essay
For a comparable ecuelle by another maker see: H. Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, Band II, Munchen, 1980, p. 535, no 534, illustrated.
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MARK OF MATTHIAS LOTTER, AUGSBURG, POSSIBLY 1696
Details
A German silver-gilt ecuelle with cover
Mark of Matthias Lotter, Augsburg, possibly 1696
Circular, with two openwork and engraved cast handles, both sides of the body finely engraved with a landscape scene in a cartouche surrounded by scrolling foliage, the detachable domed cover with three ball supports similarly engraved with another landscape scene, marked on base and cover
19.8 cm. wide
352 gr.
Mark of Matthias Lotter, Augsburg, possibly 1696
Circular, with two openwork and engraved cast handles, both sides of the body finely engraved with a landscape scene in a cartouche surrounded by scrolling foliage, the detachable domed cover with three ball supports similarly engraved with another landscape scene, marked on base and cover
19.8 cm. wide
352 gr.
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