A FINE CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT BEAKER

SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY UPPER RHINE OR SWITZERLAND, APPARENTLY UNMARKED

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A FINE CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT BEAKER
Second half of the 16th Century, probably Upper Rhine or Switzerland, apparently unmarked
On spreading circular base resting on three pomegranate feet with applied spiral stems and cast and chased with masks, fruit and vacant cartouches, the plain bowl with gilt rim above a moulded band and engraved with scrolling foliage
11 cm. (4½ in.) high
203 gr. (6 oz.)

Lot Essay

Cf. Gruber, A., Weltiches Silber, Bern, 1977, no. 41 for a similar late 16th Century cup from Sion.
The upper rim is possibly after engravings by Virgil Solis (1514-1562). The silver-gilt band on the base is after Etienne Delaune.

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