TANKARDS

The silver tankard is a cylindrical drinking vessel with a handle, a thumb rest and quite often a hinged lid, which stems from the Renaissance and is widely considered to be a typical German object. The bourgeoisie used the antique silver tankards for the consumption of beer. Furthermore, the tankard found a considerable place as an object of splendor in princely art collections and cabinets of curiosities. Additionally, the tankard was often offered as a gift of marriage. Small and beautiful antique silver tankards date to the Renaissance. A type which was very beloved and prominent in Germany and the German-speaking countries is the coin-tankard, a silver tankard with inset coins.

Silver, partly gilt. Conical beaker with a profiled lip on a flat base. The wall with fine snakeskin embossing. The domed lid with corresponding decoration and large ball knob with sawn and engraved foliage...

This quite large tankard is very important due to its close connection to Liège through the coins and to the city of Courtrai (coat of arms). The body is decorated with 27 inserted coins arranged in three rows and depicting the portrait of Saint Lambert...

The present tankard with a cover is a luxurious drinking vessel for beer and a fine example of early Baroque from Augsburg. The cylindrical corpus is raised on a bright, concave and profiled standing ring and is tapering on the upper side, being slightly conical....

The finely crafted tankard has the cylindrical shape of a round pitcher. It is raised on a slightly projecting profiled ring base, which is highlighted by a running rhombus-frieze. The wall of the tankard tapers slightly upwards and terminates in a profiled, slightly curved to...