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Lot 926 Dα

An Amsterdam silver gilt novelty goblet. Marks of Gerrit Valck, 1629.

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
18.11.2016, 17:00 - Selected Works
Estimate: 12.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 14.880 € (incl. premium)
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An Amsterdam silver gilt novelty goblet. Marks of Gerrit Valck, 1629.

The bottom of the cup containing a trompe l'oeill snail that becomes visible when the goblet is emptied. Re-gilt, one of the snail's eye stalks lost. H 14.3; diameter 18 cm, weight 297 g.

Novelty drinking vessels such as this enjoyed immense popularity in the 16th and 17th centuries. They often incorporate trick elements to hamper the drinker in emptying the vessel, or - as in the present work - startle him with hidden "surprises" when he does.

Provenance

Auctioned by Christie's Amsterdam, 10th May 2005, lot 245. - Private ownership, Belgium.

Literature

Cf. a Netherlandish "Hansel im Keller" from ca. 1640, illus. in: Gans/De Wit-Klinkhamer, Dutch Silver, London 1961, no. 29. On novelty drinking vessels of the early modern period cf.: Scherner, Scherzgefäße, in Pöpper (ed.), Dinge Im Kontext: Artefakt, Handhabung und Handlungsästhetik zwischen Mittelalter und Gegenwart, Berlin/Boston 2015, p. 145 ff.