A large Breslau partially gilt silver coin-set beaker and cover - image-1

Lot 577 Dα

A large Breslau partially gilt silver coin-set beaker and cover

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 10:30 - Silver and Miniatures
Estimate: 7.500 € - 8.000 €

A large Breslau partially gilt silver coin-set beaker and cover

A large Breslau partially gilt silver coin-set beaker and cover. The corpus inset with 50 16th century Polish and Prussian coins, the underside with a Brunswick-Lüneburg "Mariengroschen" dated 1691, the lid monogrammed, the centre inset with a Saxon "Dreibrüderthaler" dated 1592. Marks of Christian Mentzel the Elder or the Younger, ca. 1700. H 18.5 cm, weight 506 g.