A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annuncia - image-1
A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annuncia - image-2
A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annuncia - image-3
A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annuncia - image-1A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annuncia - image-2A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annuncia - image-3

Lot 112 Dα

A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annuncia

Auction 1048 - overview Cologne
15.05.2015, 11:00 - Silver
Estimate: 24.000 € - 26.000 €
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A Nuremberg silver gilt tankard. Of cylindrical form on a bulbous base, the rim moulded and the volute handle decorated with a female herm. The body engraved and embossed with biblical scenes in three oval reserves: 1. The creation of Eve, 2. The annunciation and 3. The baptism of Christ in the background of a contemporary baptism scene. Inscribed "Was hilf das Weben" / "Wenn Christi Leben" / "die Tauff nicht geben" beneath each of the reserves. Between these, acanthus vines interspersed with putti carrying out various tasks. The domed hinged lid with a thumb rest and a screw-mounted relief medallion showing Christ among the little children, engraved with a passage from Matthew 19:14: "Laßet die Kindlein Zu mir kommen, u wehret Ihnen nicht, dan Solchen Ist das Reich Gottes. Marc. am 10 Capite." The tankard is engraved with a small, possibly English, coat of arms with the Order of the Garter and a device beneath the rim. Marks of Johann Jacob Wolrab, ca. 1688 - 90.

Height: 21.5 cm, weight: 1103 g.

Provenance

Formerly with Dr. Helmut Seling, Munich. Exhibited Westdeutsche Kunstmesse 1990. Published Weltkunst 1990.

Literature

Cf. a covered tankard by Wolrabs in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, illus. in cat. European Silver, London 1986, no. 64. The present work illus. in cat. GNM 2007, no. 548.