Lot Essay
A similar Hansl im Keller by the same maker is illustrated in Schliemann, Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, Hamburg 1985, vol. III, ill. nr. 411; it was formerly in the Jacques Kugel collection, Paris.
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A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT HANSL IM KELLER CUP
maker's mark of Heinrich Lütkens, Hamburg, circa 1700
The circular lobed foot partly chased with panels of fruit sprays, the centre rising to a stem formed as the figure of a boy holding a wreath in one hand and a feather in the other, the cup supported on his head with wirework foliage around the base, the octafoil bowl with panels of fruit and foliate sprays, and alternating plain panels, the centre of the interior fitted with a flower-shaped domed finial with the top pierced to allow the figure of Hansl to rise from the interior, his hand raised
18.5cm. (7 3/8in.) high
(233gr.)
maker's mark of Heinrich Lütkens, Hamburg, circa 1700
The circular lobed foot partly chased with panels of fruit sprays, the centre rising to a stem formed as the figure of a boy holding a wreath in one hand and a feather in the other, the cup supported on his head with wirework foliage around the base, the octafoil bowl with panels of fruit and foliate sprays, and alternating plain panels, the centre of the interior fitted with a flower-shaped domed finial with the top pierced to allow the figure of Hansl to rise from the interior, his hand raised
18.5cm. (7 3/8in.) high
(233gr.)