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Lot Essay
Johann-Jacob Ehrlen was born in 1700 to a family of theologians in Strasbourg. He was apprenticed with Buttner from 1714 to 1718 and then remained a journeyman for ten years before entering his mark in 1728.
Although his early work is traditional, such as the ewer and basin now in the Strasbourg Museum, he began taking inspiration from Parisian goldsmiths in common with Jean-Louis II Imlin. Indeed, he is credited with producing the earliest known oval beaker with pinched ribs such as this lot. This new form was a variation developed by Strasbourg goldsmiths and directly inspired by the Parisian tulip-shaped model.
Although his early work is traditional, such as the ewer and basin now in the Strasbourg Museum, he began taking inspiration from Parisian goldsmiths in common with Jean-Louis II Imlin. Indeed, he is credited with producing the earliest known oval beaker with pinched ribs such as this lot. This new form was a variation developed by Strasbourg goldsmiths and directly inspired by the Parisian tulip-shaped model.