1750-1760

Details

A Furstenberg silver-gilt-mounted portrait cylindrical tankard
1750-1760
(Walzenkrug) painted in colours with an elaborate rocaille cartouche suspending flower branches, containing a portrait of Saint Barbara, holding a sword and a chalice, wearing a tight bodice, standing before a tower, above a vignette inscribed with the name of the Saint, further with two branches of Deutsche Blumen, the loop handle scrolled to the lower part, the flat terraced cover connected with a ball thumbpiece to the handle, with mounted foot en suite
16.5cm high

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Lot Essay

Saint Barbara's special attribute is her tower. She was invoked against sudden death by storm and lightning and thus sometimes holds a chalice and wafer, implying the giving of the Last Sacrament. She was executed by her father's sword, he was struck dead by lightning and his body consumed by fire.

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