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The inscription reads: A: 1731 den 30 Augusty verehret Johann Jochimm Sander en sien liebste Sophia Margretha Sandern am Schipper Lolcke Gerritz en sien liebste Anna Lolckes diese Caffee Cahn.
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A GERMAN SILVER COFFEE URN
Hamburg 1730-1738, maker's mark of Jacob Schenck
The pear-shaped body on three scroll feet, the spigot with part-wood tap, with two scroll-shaped wooden side handles, the stepped domed cover headed by a baluster-shaped wood finial, engraved on the body with four medallions representing figures of saints within palm branches, above engraved inscription, marked on body -- 35.5 cm (14 in) high
1,400 gr.
Hamburg 1730-1738, maker's mark of Jacob Schenck
The pear-shaped body on three scroll feet, the spigot with part-wood tap, with two scroll-shaped wooden side handles, the stepped domed cover headed by a baluster-shaped wood finial, engraved on the body with four medallions representing figures of saints within palm branches, above engraved inscription, marked on body -- 35.5 cm (14 in) high
1,400 gr.