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MAKER'S MARK OF SIMON WICKERT, AUGSBURG, POSSIBLY 1695-1700
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A German silver-gilt covered beaker
Maker's mark of Simon Wickert, Augsburg, possibly 1695-1700
Cylindrical, on three ball feet, the body chased with pending flowers and three cartouches with putti holding a bow, one holding a mask in his hand with text Verstellen ist Allein meine Kunst, one standing between two pillars with text Es Acht für Freund und nicht für Feind offen, the third with text So mus ein Liebhaber Sein, the cover chased with flowers and three cartouches, one with an arm holding a sword with text durch Eisen und Gold, one with an arm with a pair of scales and text Was die Krafften Vermogen and the third one with an arm holding a sword cutting a snake with text Ich Hoffe So Lang ich Lebe and a ball finial
25cm. high
marked on reverse and on cover
1050gr.
Maker's mark of Simon Wickert, Augsburg, possibly 1695-1700
Cylindrical, on three ball feet, the body chased with pending flowers and three cartouches with putti holding a bow, one holding a mask in his hand with text Verstellen ist Allein meine Kunst, one standing between two pillars with text Es Acht für Freund und nicht für Feind offen, the third with text So mus ein Liebhaber Sein, the cover chased with flowers and three cartouches, one with an arm holding a sword with text durch Eisen und Gold, one with an arm with a pair of scales and text Was die Krafften Vermogen and the third one with an arm holding a sword cutting a snake with text Ich Hoffe So Lang ich Lebe and a ball finial
25cm. high
marked on reverse and on cover
1050gr.
Special notice
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