A South German silver needle case with a pomander - image-1

Lot 1010 Dα

A South German silver needle case with a pomander

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 500 €
Result: 562 € (incl. premium)

A South German silver needle case with a pomander

Drei Gewinde. L 8.2 cm, weight 18 g.
Unmarked, attributed to Augsburg, early 18th C.

Provenance

Auctioned by Christie's Amsterdam, December 1983; Dutch private collection.

Literature

Cf. Heller, Europäische Goldschmiedearbeiten 1560 - 1860, Munich 2004, vol. II, p. 44 no. 82 a, and Meininghaus, Gedrechselte Gefäße aus Silber, in: Weltkunst issue 6, 1998.