A GERMAN SILVER BEAKER AND COVER
A GERMAN SILVER BEAKER AND COVER

MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANN FASSNACHT, AUGSBURG, 1705

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A GERMAN SILVER BEAKER AND COVER
Maker's Mark of Johann Fassnacht, Augsburg, 1705
Cylindrical, on three ball feet, the cup with spiral fluting and a band of flat-chased scrolling leaves, the low-domed cover with spiral gadrooning and similar flat-chasing, with a ball finial, marked under base and on cover; together with a Danish beaker, maker's mark of Jesper Hansen Rust, Odense, circa 1687, cylindrical, chased with scrolling foliage, on three ball feet, the rim prick-engraved with inscription dated 1687 and with two monograms dated 1716, marked with maker's mark twice under base
The first 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high; the second 3.5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high; 13oz. 10dwt. (434 gr.) (2)