MARK OF DAVID STECHMESSER, NUREMBERG, 1609-1629

Details

A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER 'TRAUBENPOKAL' CUP AND COVER
MARK OF DAVID STECHMESSER, NUREMBERG, 1609-1629
On domed hexagonal waisted base chased with panels of foliate scrolls and shells on a matted ground, the sides with three blank panels engraved with numbers 4, 5 and 6 for cast or chased panels, the stem cast as a peasant with a tree trunk sprouting from his back, the ovoid bowl chased with a continuous pattern of lobes, the cover with conforming lobes and with openwork vase of flowers, marked on upper rim with town mark and maker's mark, the base rim with maker's mark, the cover with town mark
20 5⁄8 in. (52.4 cm.) high
41 ozt. 12 dwt. (1,294 gr.)

Provenance

Acquired from Bulgari, Rome, 24 December 1967.

Literature

T. Schroder, Renaissance and Baroque Silver, Mounted Porcelain and Ruby Glass from the Zilkha Collection, London. 2012, cat. no. 21, pp. 128-129.

Conditions of sale

Brought to you by

Jill Waddell Vice President, Senior Specialist

jwaddell@christies.com

Lot Essay

David Stechmesser (d. 1619) was born in Danzig before moving to Nuremberg and becoming a master in 1572. He is most known for making cups and covers, especially Traubenpokal similar to the present lot, examples of which can be found at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, and in the Vatican Museums, Rome.

More from Global Treasury: The Life and Collection of Selim & Mary Zilkha

View All