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Lot 701 Dα

A Nuremberg silver nesting goblet

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 11.000 € - 13.000 €
Result: 21.250 € (incl. premium)
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A Nuremberg silver nesting goblet

Silver; gold-plated. Silver-gilt drinking chalice formed from two identical cups stacked on top of each other. Each with a round base, narrow baluster-form shaft and three scrolls beneath slightly waisted gadrooned cuppas issuing from foliate lower sections. Decorated with embossed scrolls and garlands of fruit. Brands: BZ Nuremberg around 1609 - 29, MZ Hans Reiff (1609 - 33, GNM No. BZ13, 697). The cupola of one half with MZ Christoph Schell (1593 - 1621, GNM No. 787), tremolier engravings. H 31 cm, total weight 444 g.
Marks of Hans Reiff, the cuppa of one goblet with marks of Christoph Schell, around 1609 – 29.

Alongside the corresponding décor and identical assay marks, the fact that these goblets fit perfectly on top of each other is a strong indication that the two goldsmiths Reiff and Schell shared the work on this particular commission.

Provenance

British private collection.

Literature

Two giant goblets by Hans Reiff found their way to Sweden, where they were then sent by Queen Christine as a gift to the Russian Tzar's court in 1647. One of the goblets is now housed in the Moscow armoury and the other in the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm. Illus. in: Seling 1980, no. 354.