Silver Partly-Gilt German Baroque Beaker with Elaborate Engraving
This silver, partly-gilt baroque beaker has a conical shape and is richly engraved with landscapes. Augsburg 1692/7; M. Hueter....
This silver, partly-gilt baroque beaker has a conical shape and is richly engraved with landscapes. Augsburg 1692/7; M. Hueter....
This silver beaker was made in Transylvania (or Hungary). It is decorated with a peacock-eye pattern and the name of a previous owner and the year 1687....
The presented silver-gilt tankard is decorated with a masterfully executed diamond-cut decoration and is a fine example for the early baroque period in Augsburg....
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....
These silver gilt beakers are a fine example for the baroque in North Germany, made from the important maker Leonhardt (Lenert) Rothaer I. Marked on base....
Above the moulded base with small beading, the plain body of the vessel arises with protruding engraved illustration of the twelve Apostles....
The present tankard is decorated with open worked coating, acanthus leaf on base and lid bulge. On the wall sides, the biblical scene of Rebecca and Eliezer (I Moses, 24, 15-22), with acanthus leaf decoration on the background....
The foot is bright, profiled and shows on the most decorated part of it a vaulted form. This part is decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers....
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...