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Lot 514 Dα

A large parcel gilt Baroque silver flask

Auction 1220 - overview Cologne
19.05.2023, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Faience
Estimate: 18.000 € - 20.000 €
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A large parcel gilt Baroque silver flask

Vessel of hexagonal section, each face decorated with repoussé fruit garlands and oval medallions with portraits of Roman emperors inscribed "IVLI(us) CAES", AVGVSTVS", "TI:NERO", "CAI(us) CALI", "TIBERIVS", "NERO CLA.". The domed screw-top lid with corresponding decor and folding handle. H 26.3 cm, weight 1,065 g.
Marks of Johann I Drentwett,1689 - 1692.

Literature

Cf. a beaker and cover with portraits of emperors in a Swiss private collection, illustrated in cat. Schöner Trinken, Basel 2022, no. 90. For this type cf. ibid. no. 198 f.