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Lot 981 Dα

A small Augsburg silver gilt renaissance tankard

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 18.000 € - 20.000 €
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A small Augsburg silver gilt renaissance tankard

Slightly tapering vessel on a moulded base, decorated with scrolls and garlands of fruit surrounding three oval reserves. The slightly domed lid with conforming decor and inset with a Habsburg silver groschen from the time of Rudolf II (1576 - 1608). Cherub's head thumb rest, cast scroll handle with a herm. H 11 cm; weight 239 g.
Circa 1590, attributed to Simon Pfanzelt.

Provenance

Bavarian private collection.

Literature

Cf. an Augsburg silver tankard in the Heller collection, illus. in cat.: Europäische Goldschmiedearbeiten 1560 - 1860, Munich 2003, no. 2.