A Berlin silver Freemason's beaker - image-1

Lot 511 Dα

A Berlin silver Freemason's beaker

Auction 1084 - overview Berlin
03.05.2017, 18:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €

A Berlin silver Freemason's beaker

Interior gilt. Engraved with a depiction of the Goddess Hygiea, the iron cross and the Prussian royal crown, monogrammed "FW" above Masonic insignia and dated "Zum 1. Februar 1874". With a continuous inscription below the rim: "Scheuche die Sorgen im Wein, schöpf' heilenden Quelles Gewässer, Stets sei gesegnet der Trunk!" and engraved "Prosit!" to the bottom of the cup. H 8.7 cm, weight 105 g.
Marks of Sy & Wagner, 1874.