A Worms parcel gilt Renaissance silver beaker

Object number : 

Marks: Worms townmark for the 16th and 17th centuries (Rosenberg No. 4922),

Master mark Wolff Kremer (born 1559, Scheffler Hessen No. 897).

H 9.8 cm, weight 127 g.

Worms, Wolff Kremer, end of 16th century.

Prov.

Harald Stein collection, Hanover;

Lempertz May 19, 2006, Lot 400;

Sotheby’s London October 18, 2017; private collection.

Lit.

See cat. Einrheinischer Silberschatz- jewelry and pieces from private collections, Cologne 1980, No. 305 with the illustration of a similar Worms beaker end of 16th century.

Detailed information

Worms Renaissance cup

Silver, partially gilt. Conical body with flared lip on a strong base ring. The wall with finely engraved scrollwork and fittings.