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THE BEAKER, POSSIBLY BREMEN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK IB?; THE CUP, AUGSBURG, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN SILVER -GILT BEAKER AND A PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP WITH ASSORTED COVER
THE BEAKER, POSSIBLY BREMEN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK IB?; THE CUP, AUGSBURG, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
The tapering beaker chased with three bands and prick-engraved with scrolling foliage and animals, marked on rim; the cup on domed foot with crimped border, embossed with lobes, flowers and leaves, the stem formed as a putto, the hexafoil cover with bouquet finial, with differing marks on foot and bowl
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) and 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
15 oz. 6 dwt. (477 gr.)
THE BEAKER, POSSIBLY BREMEN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK IB?; THE CUP, AUGSBURG, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
The tapering beaker chased with three bands and prick-engraved with scrolling foliage and animals, marked on rim; the cup on domed foot with crimped border, embossed with lobes, flowers and leaves, the stem formed as a putto, the hexafoil cover with bouquet finial, with differing marks on foot and bowl
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) and 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
15 oz. 6 dwt. (477 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 1998, lot 240 (beaker).
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