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MARK POSSIBLY OF JOACHIM KRUMPHOLTZ, LEIPZIG, 1692/4,
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A LARGE LATE 17TH.CENTURY GERMAN SILVER BEAKER,
MARK POSSIBLY OF JOACHIM KRUMPHOLTZ, LEIPZIG, 1692/4,
The tapering sides chased with three portrait medallions within a surround of shells & scrolls, gilt interior, 5 in. high (12.7 cm.), 6.75 oz.
MARK POSSIBLY OF JOACHIM KRUMPHOLTZ, LEIPZIG, 1692/4,
The tapering sides chased with three portrait medallions within a surround of shells & scrolls, gilt interior, 5 in. high (12.7 cm.), 6.75 oz.
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Further details
The portraits appear to be a Turkish Sultan & two Polish or Hungarian noblemen, one probably Jan Sobieski.
Jan (John) Sobieski ruled Poland as King John III from 1674 until his death in 1696. He was famous for his victories over the Turks & as the deliverer of Vienna from the Ottoman threat. From 1697-1704 Poland was ruled by the Elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus, as Augustus II, who concluded the Turkish wars at the Peace of Karlowitz.
Jan (John) Sobieski ruled Poland as King John III from 1674 until his death in 1696. He was famous for his victories over the Turks & as the deliverer of Vienna from the Ottoman threat. From 1697-1704 Poland was ruled by the Elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus, as Augustus II, who concluded the Turkish wars at the Peace of Karlowitz.
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