A rare Heilbronn partially gilt silver beaker - image-1

Lot 612 Dα

A rare Heilbronn partially gilt silver beaker

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 10:30 - Silver and Miniatures
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.488 € (incl. premium)

A rare Heilbronn partially gilt silver beaker

A rare Heilbronn partially gilt silver beaker. Engraved to the display side with an arms of alliance, inscribed "C. F. v. Gemmingen / geb. v. Greck von Kochendorf / 1775". Marks of Johann Dietrich Bruckmann, ca. 1775. H 6.3 cm, weight 54 g.

This master's son Georg Peter Bruckmann (1778-1850) founded Bruckmann & Söhne in 1805.

Literature

For this master cf.: v. Rauch, Die Goldschmiede der Reichsstadt Heilbronn, in: Sonntagsblatt, Wochenbeilage zum Heilbronner Generalanzeiger, 2nd December 1923.