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UNMARKED, GERMAN, PROBABLY NUREMBURG, LATE SIXTEENTH EARLY/SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
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A German silver and silver-gilt thimble
UNMARKED, GERMAN, PROBABLY NUREMBURG, LATE SIXTEENTH EARLY/SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
In two parts, the outer part with scalework indentations above a wide pierced border decorated with lovebirds, a heart and flower amidst scrolls, a bayonet fitting releasing a silver-gilt inner sleeve, the tip engraved with two arrow pierced flaming hearts and an inscription in German, loosely translated, "The details ever surprise", the side engraved with an insciption, loosely translated, "Loving and not being together, Heavens, it's painful for my soul" -- 7.8 in. (2.2 cm.) high
UNMARKED, GERMAN, PROBABLY NUREMBURG, LATE SIXTEENTH EARLY/SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
In two parts, the outer part with scalework indentations above a wide pierced border decorated with lovebirds, a heart and flower amidst scrolls, a bayonet fitting releasing a silver-gilt inner sleeve, the tip engraved with two arrow pierced flaming hearts and an inscription in German, loosely translated, "The details ever surprise", the side engraved with an insciption, loosely translated, "Loving and not being together, Heavens, it's painful for my soul" -- 7.8 in. (2.2 cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.