A Prussian silver gilt beaker formed from a rubel coin. Monogrammed "vL" and with an inscription commemorating the battle of Zorndorff on 25th August 1758. Unmarked, ca. 1758. - image-1

Lot 30 Dα

A Prussian silver gilt beaker formed from a rubel coin. Monogrammed "vL" and with an inscription commemorating the battle of Zorndorff on 25th August 1758. Unmarked, ca. 1758.

Auction 1047 - overview Cologne
02.05.2015, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 3.000 € - 3.500 €
Result: 8.060 € (incl. premium)

A Prussian silver gilt beaker formed from a rubel coin. Monogrammed "vL" and with an inscription commemorating the battle of Zorndorff on 25th August 1758. Unmarked, ca. 1758.

H 3.5 cm, weight 24 g.

Literature

Cf. a pair of rubel beakers with Landsberg marks, illus. in: Scheffler Mitteldeutschland, Berlin 1980, no. 7.