A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
Maker's mark of Heinrich Straub, Nuremberg, early 17th Century
On waisted lobed circular foot, repoussé and chased with strapwork between the plain lobes, the vase-shaped stem rising from fluted knop and cast and applied with grostesque masks and scroll brackets, the bowl similarly chased to the foot, with corded band above, the border engraved with scrolling foliage and birds, the cover with broad border chased with foliage within arcading, the centre similarly chased to the foot, with finial formed as a female figure standing on a waisted plinth, marked on foot and border
16½ in. (42 cm.) high
Weight 23 oz. (719 gr.)
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CUP AND COVER
Maker's mark of Heinrich Straub, Nuremberg, early 17th Century
On waisted lobed circular foot, repoussé and chased with strapwork between the plain lobes, the vase-shaped stem rising from fluted knop and cast and applied with grostesque masks and scroll brackets, the bowl similarly chased to the foot, with corded band above, the border engraved with scrolling foliage and birds, the cover with broad border chased with foliage within arcading, the centre similarly chased to the foot, with finial formed as a female figure standing on a waisted plinth, marked on foot and border
16½ in. (42 cm.) high
Weight 23 oz. (719 gr.)