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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1640
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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED COCONUT CUP IN THE FORM OF AN OWL
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1640
Modelled as an owl and on a domed base chased with auricular ornament, the central coconut applied with wings and with a central medallion engraved with a coat-of-arms, with a detachable head, marked on base, head and neck with an Austrian tax mark for largework 1806-07
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
The arms are those of the Grafs von Auffenstein
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1640
Modelled as an owl and on a domed base chased with auricular ornament, the central coconut applied with wings and with a central medallion engraved with a coat-of-arms, with a detachable head, marked on base, head and neck with an Austrian tax mark for largework 1806-07
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
The arms are those of the Grafs von Auffenstein
Provenance
Baron Hans von Gagern
Perhaps Baron Hans von Gagern; Paul Cassier and Hugo Helbing, Munich, 16-17 January 1899;
Dr. Walter von Pannwitz (1856-1920), Munich
Sammlung von Pannwitz; Hugo Helbing, Munich, 24-25 October 1905, perhaps lot 12 (Trinkgefäss in form einer Eule)
Arnold von Guillaume, Cologne
Then by descent to the current owner
Perhaps Baron Hans von Gagern; Paul Cassier and Hugo Helbing, Munich, 16-17 January 1899;
Dr. Walter von Pannwitz (1856-1920), Munich
Sammlung von Pannwitz; Hugo Helbing, Munich, 24-25 October 1905, perhaps lot 12 (Trinkgefäss in form einer Eule)
Arnold von Guillaume, Cologne
Then by descent to the current owner
Literature
Die Sammlung von Pannwitz München Kunst und Kunstgewerbe des XV-XVIII Jahrhunderts, Munich, 1905, p. 6. no. 34 and illustrated in plate XIV
Exhibited
Reportedly Munich, Retrospektive Ausstellung, 1901
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