Lot Essay
See Von Lichtenberg, 2004, p. 181 no. 114.
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1820-1825
Details
A North Bohemian cut and engraved Lebensalterbecher mit Stufenbrücke beaker
1820-1825
Of cylindrical form, with an arched stepped bridge with fourteen of the many stages of life, inscribed in German below, starting with the carriage to baptism and including the cradle, courtship, to old age, and ending with the grave, the rim with a feathery border punctuated with flowerheads, on a diamond-cut base
13.7 cm. high
1820-1825
Of cylindrical form, with an arched stepped bridge with fourteen of the many stages of life, inscribed in German below, starting with the carriage to baptism and including the cradle, courtship, to old age, and ending with the grave, the rim with a feathery border punctuated with flowerheads, on a diamond-cut base
13.7 cm. high
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