A Siegburg dated pewter-mounted schnelle

1573

Details

A Siegburg dated pewter-mounted schnelle
1573
By Hans Hilgers, of slender tapering cylindrical form with ribbed loop handle, crisply moulded with the Royal arms of England twice above the date 1573 and initials HH and with the Royal arms of Spain suspending the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the lower part with St George slaying the dragon thrice, between horizontally ribbed bands, the domed pewter cover with foliate thumbpiece (crack beneath handle extending through base and around foot, and area of restoration to foot and base)
14 in. (38 cm.) high overall

Provenance

Spitzer Collection

Literature

Illustrated in La Collection Spitzer (Paris 1891), Vol III, p. 182, no. 6.

Lot Essay

Although Philip II, King of Spain married Mary I (d. 1558) of England in 1554, it would appear that the combination of these arms has no particular significance. See David Gaimster, German Stoneware 1200-1900 (London 1997), pp. 181-182 where there are Schnelles with different combinations of the Royal arms of England and the Royal arms of Spain. The example from the British Museum with the Royal arms of England (1854,8-16,1) illustrated on p. 182 is not moulded with St. George and the dragon.

(Manuscript label, on the inside of the cover, inscribed in sepia 44 spitzer)

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