A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKER

DATED 1776, MAKER'S MARK ONLY, S.R. STRUCK TWICE, PROBABLY SAXONY

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A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKER
DATED 1776, MAKER'S MARK ONLY, S.R. STRUCK TWICE, PROBABLY SAXONY
Vase-shaped on spreading domed foot chased with a band of flowers, the bowl chased with an eleborate rococo cartouche containing the engraved inscription: "Verebret von Einen loblichen Handwerckder Loh und Sehmisch Gerber Zu St Annaberg den 17 Febr 1776", beneath chased leather worker's tools, marked on base
13 cm. (5 1/8 in.) high
189 gr. (6 oz.)

Provenance

From the collection of Geheimrat Josef Pinkus, inventory nr 9816

Lot Essay

The inscription indicates that this was a gift to a promising leather worker, presumably from the leatherworker's guild of St Annaberg. St Annaberg is close to Dresden and Prague and the nearest silversmithing centre would appear to have been Chemnitz.

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