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CIRCA 1740, ATTRIBUTED TO THÜRINGEN
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A German engraved goblet
CIRCA 1740, ATTRIBUTED TO THÜRINGEN
The bell-shaped bowl engraved with a crowned medallion enclosing a sunburst and a sunflower, flanked by two lion supporters, the reverse inscribed with Mach es Wie die son nen Blum Wende dich zu jesu um, (do as the sunflower and turn yourself towards Jesus), the stem with two mereses upon a heavy balustroid stem, the foot conical
20.4 cm. high
CIRCA 1740, ATTRIBUTED TO THÜRINGEN
The bell-shaped bowl engraved with a crowned medallion enclosing a sunburst and a sunflower, flanked by two lion supporters, the reverse inscribed with Mach es Wie die son nen Blum Wende dich zu jesu um, (do as the sunflower and turn yourself towards Jesus), the stem with two mereses upon a heavy balustroid stem, the foot conical
20.4 cm. high
Provenance
Collection Mac Alpine.
The present owner.
The present owner.
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