A silver communion jug made for Johann Ludwig Spiller von Mitterberg - image-1

Lot 376 Dα

A silver communion jug made for Johann Ludwig Spiller von Mitterberg

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 11:00 - Decorative Arts I (Silver)
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €

A silver communion jug made for Johann Ludwig Spiller von Mitterberg

Almost cylindrical corpus on smooth basal rim, with hinged lid and scroll handle. Engraved with the arms of alliance of the Thuringian aristocratic families Spiller von Mitterberg and Eichler v. Auritz beneath a foliate crown, dated 1720. H 21 cm, weight 329 g.
Unmarked, presumably Thuringia, ca. 1720.

Major and Kriegsrat Johann Ludwig Spiller von Mitterberg married Reichsfreiin Maria Christina Eichler v. Auritz at his palace Rittergut Oberstadt near Hildburghausen in 1709.