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MARK OF E. SCHURMANN & CO., FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 1881-1883, 900 STANDARD
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A German silver-gilt mounted claret-jug
Mark of E. Schurmann & Co., Frankfurt am Main, 1881-1883, 900 standard
Of baluster form on circular pedestal foot with guilloche border, the glass body etched with foliate scrolls, Prussian eagles and WA monogram with Royal Prussian crown above for Prince Wilhelm and Princess Auguste Viktoria, the silver-gilt foliate scroll and rocaille mounts with Bacchic mask, lion's pelt, strapwork and grapevine below spout, the bifurcated foliate scroll handle with goat's mask lower terminal, the hinged cover chased with foliate scrolls and with Royal Prussian crown finial and cherub mask thumbpiece, marked on base
15½in. (39cm.) high
Mark of E. Schurmann & Co., Frankfurt am Main, 1881-1883, 900 standard
Of baluster form on circular pedestal foot with guilloche border, the glass body etched with foliate scrolls, Prussian eagles and WA monogram with Royal Prussian crown above for Prince Wilhelm and Princess Auguste Viktoria, the silver-gilt foliate scroll and rocaille mounts with Bacchic mask, lion's pelt, strapwork and grapevine below spout, the bifurcated foliate scroll handle with goat's mask lower terminal, the hinged cover chased with foliate scrolls and with Royal Prussian crown finial and cherub mask thumbpiece, marked on base
15½in. (39cm.) high
Literature
Lessing, Julius, Das Tafelsilber ihrer Koniglichen Hoheiten des Prinzen und der Prinzessin Wilhelm von Preussen, Berlin 1883, illustrated.
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