A Frankfurt renaissance silver partially gilt cup. With a round, waisted foot decorated with portrait reliefs in reserves between embossed strapwork and fruit. The cast pommel with four symmetrical mascarons and volutes. The conical cup with floral and sc - image-1

Lot 65 Dα

A Frankfurt renaissance silver partially gilt cup. With a round, waisted foot decorated with portrait reliefs in reserves between embossed strapwork and fruit. The cast pommel with four symmetrical mascarons and volutes. The conical cup with floral and sc

Auction 1048 - overview Cologne
15.05.2015, 11:00 - Silver
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)
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A Frankfurt renaissance silver partially gilt cup. With a round, waisted foot decorated with portrait reliefs in reserves between embossed strapwork and fruit. The cast pommel with four symmetrical mascarons and volutes. The conical cup with floral and scrollwork decor. Presumably marks of Peter Ertell, early 17th C.

H 26 cm, weight 277 g.

Provenance

Purchased from Hans H. Mischell, Cologne, 1986; Private collection, Hesse.

Literature

For this type, cf. the Windecker Ratsbecher by Hans Sender in the Historisches Museum, Hanau, illus. in: Scheffler Hessen 1976, illus. 4. Cf. also cat.: Schätze deutscher Goldschmiedekunst von 1500 - 1920, Berlin 1992, no.23, and cat. GNM 2007, illus. 376 ff.