An Augsburg parcel gilt Régence silver tankard
An Augsburg parcel gilt Régence silver tankard
Slightly tapering vessel on a shallow base. With embossed Régence decor and an engraved bishop's coat of arms. The domed lid with conforming decor, bifurcated thumb rest and spherical finial. H 16.5 cm, weight 463 g.
Marks of Johann III Mittnacht, 1741 - 43.
Provenance
Bavarian private collection.
Literature
Cf. a tankard by Mittnacht made for the Abbot of Kaisheim illus. in: Seling 1980, no. 1012.