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Lot 984 Dα

An important Nuremberg silver gilt columbine cup

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 28.000 € - 30.000 €
Result: 57.500 € (incl. premium)
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An important Nuremberg silver gilt columbine cup

Waisted base with eight lobes supporting a short baluster form shaft with scroll appliques and waisted cup with numerous bulbous and elongated lobes. The rim finely etched with a frieze of birds of paradise and acanthus scrolls. The lid with conforming decor, pierced rim, and a finial formed as a standing putto holding a lance and a shield engraved with a coat of arms. One of the lobes engraved with a house mark. H 47 cm, weight 773 g.
Marks of Heinrich Straub, circa 1609 - 29.

In the conclusion of his expertise, Professor Ernst-Ludwig Richter describes this goblet as "a rare and especially high quality testimony to Nuremberg goldsmith's art of the early 17th century."

Certificate

Prof. Dr. Ernst-Ludwig Richter, Freudental, from 1.7.2014.

Provenance

Bavarian private collection.

Literature

Cf. the lobed goblet for Sigmund Herel in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, illus. in cat.: GNM 2007, no. 341.