Two Herrengrund copper beakers - image-1

Lot 1747 Dα

Two Herrengrund copper beakers

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 500 € (incl. premium)

Two Herrengrund copper beakers

1. Engraved along the upper edge "Eisen wer ich kupfer bin ich Gold bedekt mich SILWER TRAGT MICH" and with a round plaque below inscribed "ICH TRINCK MEINER GUDENFREINT GESVNTHEIT". With dents. H 4.7 cm. 2. Snakeskin beaker with mottos in three reserves. Worn. H 4.9 cm.
Herrengrund, present day Špania Dolina in Hungary, 18th C.

Provenance

From German aristocratic ownership.