Lot Essay
A somewhat similarly engraved tumbler cup by Paul Solanier 1690-1695 is illustrated by H. Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, Munich, 1980, vol II, fig. 380
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MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL SOLANIER, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1690
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A pair of German silver-gilt tumblers
Maker's mark of Paul Solanier, Augsburg, circa 1690
Circular, each engraved with broad band of scrolling foliage and putti between rococo cartouches, one engraved with reclining figure and a standing figure holding a spear in a landscape, the other with a classical figure and an American Indian each holding a spear within similar surrounds marked on bases and with French import marks
2in. (5cm.) high
5ozs. (174gr.) (2)
Maker's mark of Paul Solanier, Augsburg, circa 1690
Circular, each engraved with broad band of scrolling foliage and putti between rococo cartouches, one engraved with reclining figure and a standing figure holding a spear in a landscape, the other with a classical figure and an American Indian each holding a spear within similar surrounds marked on bases and with French import marks
2in. (5cm.) high
5ozs. (174gr.) (2)