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Lot 978 Dα

A Swiss pewter guild pitcher

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

A Swiss pewter guild pitcher

Finely engraved baluster-form pewter vase on a domed base. The hinged lid with an acorn finial, the handle applied with a coat of arms with a later engraving "Comune de Blonay 1786". Marked to the inside of the base. H 41.3 cm.
Vevey, master Pierre-André Utin, 1736 – 1771.

Literature

For this master, cf.: Schneider/Knauss, Die Zinngießer der Schweiz und ihre Marken, Bern 1983, no. 1149.