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Lot 90 Dα

An Augsburg parcel gilt silver shell goblet

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 30.000 € - 35.000 €
Result: 31.250 € (incl. premium)

An Augsburg parcel gilt silver shell goblet

The lower section of the tiered oval base embossed with auricular style mascarons, the upper designed as an earth mound with rocks and foliage. The shaft formed as a model of a Roman emperor dressed in armour and a drapery with one hand resting on his left hip, the other raised above his head to support the large, shell shaped cup. The outer surface reiterates the auricular embossing of the base. With an angular curving handle, the vessel presumably used in a lavabo garniture or as a pitcher. H 33.5 cm, weight 639 g.
Marks of Peter I Neuß, 1679 – 81.

Provenance

Huelsmann art dealers, Hamburg, 1980, Schwarzhaupt collection, Cologne.

Literature

Seling mentions a Torah shield by this maker in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg (inv. no. JA 24). For more on this type cf. Seling 1980, illus. 405 ff, 478 f.