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This unidentified maker's mark is recorded in Rosenberg, no. 4455, p. 292. Pieces by this maker are in the collection of the Kunstgewerbenmuseum in Leipzig
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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT TANKARD
REGENSBURG, CIRCA 1640, MAKER'S MARK PT IN AN OVAL
Slightly-tapering cylindrical and on circular foot chased with ovolo decoration, the body chased with fruit, male and female masks and strapwork on a matted ground and with scroll handle chased with a female mask and with claw terminal, the hinged domed cover chased with lion's masks and male masks and inset with a coin, engraved beneath the base with the initials MM, marked under base
14 cm (5½ in) high
350 gr
REGENSBURG, CIRCA 1640, MAKER'S MARK PT IN AN OVAL
Slightly-tapering cylindrical and on circular foot chased with ovolo decoration, the body chased with fruit, male and female masks and strapwork on a matted ground and with scroll handle chased with a female mask and with claw terminal, the hinged domed cover chased with lion's masks and male masks and inset with a coin, engraved beneath the base with the initials MM, marked under base
14 cm (5½ in) high
350 gr