Zurich, circa 1560
Master mark: Hans Müller I
see: Zurich Goldsmithing/Report House Zurich, page 260, No. 401
Length: 19 cm; Weight: 33 g
Herm in the shape of a lion
Historical context
Together with Basel, Zurich was the most important gold and silversmithing center in Switzerland. The masters drew their influences from both southern Germany as well as Italy or Northern Europe.
Literature
Gruber, Alain, Secular Silver: Catalog of the Collection of the Swiss National Museum Zurich, with contributions by Anna Rapp, Zurich: Berichthaus Publishing, 1977.
Hernmarck, Carl, The Art of European Gold and Silversmiths 1450-1830, Munich: Beck, 1978.
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