Lot Essay
A very similar beaker is illustrated by E. Schliemann in , Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, Hamburg, 1985, vol. 3, p. 147, fig. 337.
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MARK OF LEONHARD ROTHAER I, HAMBURG, CIRCA 1690
Details
A GERMAN SILVER BEAKER
Mark of Leonhard Rothaer I, Hamburg, circa 1690
Tapering cylindrical, the body engraved with ribbon-tied fruit and foliage garlands, with gilt interior, marked on base, below Dutch legal silver standard
8 cm. high
106 gr.
Mark of Leonhard Rothaer I, Hamburg, circa 1690
Tapering cylindrical, the body engraved with ribbon-tied fruit and foliage garlands, with gilt interior, marked on base, below Dutch legal silver standard
8 cm. high
106 gr.
Provenance
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London.
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