A Very Fine German Silver Parcel Gilt Tankard from Koenigsberg
Above the moulded base with small beading, the plain body of the vessel arises with protruding engraved illustration of the twelve Apostles....
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...