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MARK OF CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH HEROLD, KÖNINGSBERG, 1751
Details
A German silver soup tureen and cover
Mark of Christian Friedrich Herold, Köningsberg, 1751
Spirally fluted shaped circular and on spreading foot, the bombé shaped body with two drop ring handles applied to rocaille panels, the detachable domed cover with lemon finial, the body with later inscription, the base prick engraved with initials 'G F v G , marked on base and prick engraved with scratch weight 'Wigt 321 Schot', the cover with later Prussian control mark
31.5 cm. wide
2,558gr.
The later inscription reads 'Diese Schüssel ist ein Geschenk Friedrichs des Grossen an den Zietenhusaren-Rittmeister von Prittwitz, für die Errettung in der Schlacht bei Kunersdorf am 12/8 1759. Am 20.11.1911 in den Besitz des Rittmeisters d.R.a.D. Kommerzienrat Otto Bestehorn, Aschersleben übergegangen'.
Mark of Christian Friedrich Herold, Köningsberg, 1751
Spirally fluted shaped circular and on spreading foot, the bombé shaped body with two drop ring handles applied to rocaille panels, the detachable domed cover with lemon finial, the body with later inscription, the base prick engraved with initials 'G F v G , marked on base and prick engraved with scratch weight 'Wigt 321 Schot', the cover with later Prussian control mark
31.5 cm. wide
2,558gr.
The later inscription reads 'Diese Schüssel ist ein Geschenk Friedrichs des Grossen an den Zietenhusaren-Rittmeister von Prittwitz, für die Errettung in der Schlacht bei Kunersdorf am 12/8 1759. Am 20.11.1911 in den Besitz des Rittmeisters d.R.a.D. Kommerzienrat Otto Bestehorn, Aschersleben übergegangen'.
Provenance
Udo and Mania Bey Collection, 1966
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 15 November 1993, lot 231.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 15 November 1993, lot 231.
Literature
W. Schleffler, Goldschmiede Ostpreussens, Berlin, 1983, p. 182, no.121.
Exhibited
Hamburg, Altonaer Museum, Altes Tafelgerát Sammlung Udo und Mania Bey, von Manfred Meinz, June 1966, no. 107.
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